Under the juvenile reconciliation recommendation, who may the juvenile division judge summon to a hearing, and for what purpose is that summons power given?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In practice material of this kind, we check which recommendation to the juvenile was actually made and on what stated ground, the papers identifying each person named as guardian or reference witness, and any record setting the hearing date and recording the summons.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading ties the summons power to its stated purpose: the juvenile division judge, where the judge finds it necessary for the reconciliation under the reconciliation recommendation, may set a hearing date and summon the juvenile, the guardian, or a reference witness, and no one else is named in the provision.
Another reading stresses that the provision names only these three roles and does not reach the victim or the victim's representative, so a summons to a person outside those roles would rest on some other basis, which this provision does not supply.
Your judgment
If the victim agrees to meet the juvenile informally, does the file show anything that would make summoning a reference witness necessary for that reconciliation?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to name other persons who may be summoned, or if a court decision explains what makes such a summons necessary for the reconciliation.