Section 887 – Vacation of adjudication; grounds

A. On motion of the child prior to disposition, a delinquency adjudication shall be vacated and the child discharged if, after contradictory hearing, the court finds that: (1) The petition is substantially defective, in that an essential averment is omitted, although...

Section 884 – Adjudication order

A. Following the adjudication hearing, the court shall immediately declare whether the evidence warrants an adjudication that the child is delinquent. In exceptional circumstances, the court may take the matter under advisement.B. If the evidence demonstrates that the...