M Civ JI 97.45 Not a Criminal Proceeding

I instruct you that this is a child protection proceeding. It is not a criminal case. Therefore, the issue before you is not that of guilt or innocence, but whether one or more of the statutory grounds alleged in the petition have been proven. You should not consider this proceeding to be in any way involved with the criminal law so far as your deliberations are concerned.

History

M Civ JI 97.45 was added March 2005.