The Fulton School
For the second half of the week I have gotten to observe more CP (care and protection) and delinquency cases in court. I also got to watch my first TPR trial, which is where the parents rights are officially terminated. I also got to watch the PC (protective custody) hearing on one of Robyn’s cases. A PC hearing has to happen within three day of the child being removed by CD (children’s division) and it is to decide if the child is going to stay in CD custody or the parent’s custody until adjudication (trial). The adjudication happens around thirty days after the PC hearing, and has too have happened before the sixty day mark. When I am not observing court, I am in Robyn’s office asking her many questions as she works on different cases. This week we have had a lot of discussions about the misconceptions people have about juvenile court system, and that is mostly because I can’t stop bringing up the fact that I think what I am learning right now should be common knowledge to everyone.
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Do all the acronyms get confusing? There seems to be a lot of them and I know I would be getting them mixed up!
Yes I definitely do, but I have been able to take notes and thankfully Robyn had been very patience with me!
I’m super excited to hear more about some of the misconceptions that you’ve been talking about. This sounds like a fascinating project, and I think that it would be very thought provoking to watch those trials.