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Forms: Technical Changes to Judicial Council Forms to Reflect Federal Poverty Guidelines (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Judicial Council staff recommends the revision of four Judicial Council forms containing figures based on the federal poverty guidelines to reflect the changes in those guidelines recently published by the federal government.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Staff of the Judicial Council recommends that the Judicial Council, effective March 2, 2018, revise the following documents to reflect 2018 increases in the federal poverty guidelines:
1. Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001);
2. Request to Waive Court Fees (Ward or Conservatee) (form FW-001-GC);
3. Information Sheet on Waiver of Appellate Court Fees (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Appellate Division) (form APP-015/FW-015-INFO); and
4. Financial Declaration--Juvenile Dependency (form JV-132).