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Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Legal Accuracy of Forms (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends revising three forms to comply with recent statutory changes reforming juvenile justice and out-of-home case processes in child welfare cases. In compliance with Senate Bill 190 (Mitchell; Stats. 2017, ch. 678), references to fees associated with probation conditions and out-of-home placement of a child will be removed from one juvenile justice form. Two child welfare related forms will be revised: one to include required title IV-E findings and the other to comply with permanency goals established by Continuum of Care Reform (CCR).
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2020:
1. Revise Waiver of Rights (form JV-618) to delete the reference to payment of “fees” and reflect the correct Penal Code section related to firearm restrictions, which changed since the form was last revised;
2. Revise Termination of Dependency (form JV-364) to clarify that the form is only to be used when the permanent plan achieved is adoption and to include two title IV-E findings, the reasonable efforts finding and the permanent plan finding; and
3. Revise Request to Change Court Order (form JV-180) to include a check box in item 2 that allows parents to request statutorily authorized resumption of services and to change gendered terms to nongendered terms.