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shelter-care hearing

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A quick definition of shelter-care hearing:

A shelter-care hearing is a type of court hearing where a judge decides if a child should be removed from their home because of suspected abuse or neglect. This hearing usually happens within a few days of the child being removed. The judge listens to evidence and decides if the child should stay in protective care or be returned home.

A more thorough explanation:

A shelter-care hearing is a type of hearing held in family law cases shortly after a child has been removed from their home due to suspected abuse or neglect. The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether the state has adequate cause to maintain the children in protective care.

For example, if a child is removed from their home by child protective services due to suspected abuse, a shelter-care hearing will be held within 24 to 72 hours to determine whether the child should remain in protective care or be returned to their home.

Another example is if a child is removed from their home due to neglect, a shelter-care hearing will be held to determine whether the state has adequate cause to maintain the child in protective care.

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pinkandblue

16:31

fart

IrishDinosaur

16:36

Mich R gang lesgooo

AromaticDazzlingLlama

17:19

Did anyone else get that random get to know nova email?

HopefullyInLawSchool

17:21

Ya it was sent to all YM applicants

starfishies

17:37

Anyone get the NDLS email inviting you to apply for something even though they haven’t made a decision on your app yet

PoloBoy

17:38

Better yet I got the email and I was rejected last month

starfishies

17:38

Wtf

starfishies

17:39

and the deadline is in like a week what is this

DashingThroughRaindrops

18:01

any cardozo movement?

BatmanBeyond

18:01

Sent a LOCI via portal, but I'm wondering if email would have gotten me a swifter response

BatmanBeyond

18:02

This whole hold/wait-list/reserve system is a headache

DashingThroughRaindrops

18:02

loci already?

BatmanBeyond

18:09

If the odds are like 1-2% I don't think it matters much by the numbers

ChuChuB

12:11

I got the same NDLS email

OrangeThing

12:18

I think the user profiles are broken

HippoDad

19:29

Any word out of Notre Dame?

HippoDad

19:29

Only the invitation to apply for LSE

HippoDad

19:29

Anyone received a decision from NDLS?

bigfatsloth

19:50

when did u guys apply that just heard from umich? they havent even glanced at my app yet

folkmore

0:30

how am i supposed to spy on people when profile links are broken?

BroadMotionlessStingray

5:02

Right. Broken links smh

mastermonkey45

11:40

I've been UR since first/second week of Jan, no updates otherwise, is that a bad sign? At or above median LSAT and above 75th gpa.

EmptyFlakyGoose

12:08

The profile links are not working for me. anybody else?

bigfatsloth

13:18

i’m in the same boat mastermonkey but with lower stats. i hope i hear back by mid march

CheeseIsMyLoveLanguage

13:24

@mastermonkey45: Looking at some of the recent decisions in relation to when they went complete, I'd say it's a good sign. It seems many declines were sent within about 5-6 weeks of completion. Given those were applications that were SENT in January, I'd say that means you're still solidly in the running. :)

steelrift99

14:30

Sent an app to OSU in early december and have STILL not heard back

TabooHomelyCrane

16:31

Give it 4 more weeks at least. Everyone in this chat needs to wait longer.

TrumpSucks

19:58

@steelrift99: Same for me at Arizona

TrumpSucks

20:00

It is frustrating when people are admitted who applied after you. But that’s just part of the game I guess

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

21:00

was friday a umich R wave?

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