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Juvenile Law: Termination of Jurisdiction Over Nonminor (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends amending one of the California Rules of Court and revising two Judicial Council forms to provide legally accurate information about available benefits to nonminors facing termination of juvenile court jurisdiction. Certain form revisions implement amended statutory entitlements in response to suggestions received from the California Department of Social Services and are consistent with Assembly Bill 1849. The rule amendments and other form revisions make technical corrections to ensure consistency with existing law and each other, to improve readability, and to reduce unnecessary repetition of statutory language.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2017:
1. Amend rule 5.555 of the California Rules of Court to ensure consistency with current law, reduce the unnecessary restatement of statutory language, and promote internal consistency and readability;
2. Revise Termination of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction-Nonminor (form JV-365) to conform to amended statutory eligibility requirements for Medi-Cal and other benefits, ensure the accuracy of the information provided to and receipt of the required assistance or services by nonminors facing termination of juvenile court jurisdiction and to make nonsubstantive technical changes; and
3. Revise Findings and Orders After Hearing to Consider Termination of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Over a Nonminor (form JV-367) to conform to current law, ensure consistency with the amendments to rule 5.555 and the revisions to form JV-365, and to make nonsubstantive technical changes.