Rule 309 Agreed Orders

If everyone involved in a juvenile court case agrees on how to settle some or all of the issues, they can put that agreement in writing and submit it to the judge as an "agreed order." Once the judge approves it and it gets officially entered into the court record, this agreement becomes a real court order, just as if the judge had decided the issue after a hearing.

The written agreement needs to be signed by all parties or their lawyers. It should also clearly state that everyone understands this agreement is now a court order, meaning if someone doesn't follow it, they could be held in contempt of court. This is a serious matter, so people should only sign an agreed order when they truly understand and accept what they're agreeing to.

If circumstances change later and someone needs to modify the agreed order, they can do so, but they have to follow the process laid out in Rule 310.