The fact-finding process by which the juvenile court determines whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the allegations in a petition.

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The adjudicatory hearing is the fact-finding process where the juvenile court determines whether the allegations in a petition are true or not. The other options refer to other steps in the juvenile justice process: intake is the initial screening of a case, juvenile petition refers to the formal document filed by the prosecutor to initiate proceedings, and juvenile disposition is the final stage where the judge determines the appropriate sentence or treatment plan for the juvenile.

The Fact-Finding Process by Which the Juvenile Court Determines Whether