M Civ JI 97.44 Court to Determine Disposition

You are not to concern yourselves with what will happen to [ children’s names ] if you should find that one or more of the statutory grounds alleged in the petition have been proven. If the Court has jurisdiction of [ this child / these children ], that does not necessarily mean that [ he / she / they ] will be removed from their home or made [ a ward / wards ] of the court either temporarily or permanently. If the Court has jurisdiction of [ this child / these children ], the Court will then decide at a later time what to do about [ this child / these children ] and [ his / her / their ] family. There are many options available to the Court.

History

M Civ JI 97.44 was added March 2005.