NC BLET Juvenile Law questions with correct answers

Parens Patriae - Answer allows the state to become the substitute parent to protect the child and provide for the child's needs. Abused Juvenile - Answer Any juvenile less than 18 years of age whose parent/guardian/caretaker inflicts or allows to be inflicted serious physical injury, commits, permits, or encourages the commission of a sexual crime. Creates or allows to be created serious emotional damage. Encourages, directs, or approves of delinquent acts involving moral turpitude. Caretaker - Answer Any person other than a parent, guardian, or custodian who has responsibility for the health and welfare of a juvenile. Custodian - Answer Person or agency that has been awarded legal custody of a juvenile by a court or person Dependent juvenile - Answer a juvenile in need of assistance or placement because the juvenile has no parent, guardian, or custodian Neglected Juvenile - Answer A juvenile who does not receive proper care, supervision, or discipline from a parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker; or who has been abandoned, or has not been provided necessary medical care. Three Quanta of Proof - Answer 1. Prep