Category: Dependency Legal News

February 27, 2020 Written by: Stacie Hendrix (SH), Nancy Sariñana (NS), Margaret Lee (ML), Kristin Hallak (KH). ATTORNEYS FEES In re Nicole S. (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 91—Attorney fees are not recoverable in a dependency proceeding. The juvenile court did not err in concluding that section 1021.5 does not apply in juvenile dependency cases because section…

Vol. 16, No. 3: February 25, 2020 Written by: Stacie Hendrix (SH), Nancy Sariñana (NS), Margaret Lee (ML), Kristin Hallak (KH).       NEW DEPENDENCY CASELAW  Notice – Incarcerated Parents; Right to Counsel In re A.J. – filed 12/24/2019; Cert. for Publ. 1/23/2020; Second Dist., Div. Five Docket No. B297762 Link to case: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B297762.PDF AN INCARCERATED PARENT’S LACK OF PROPER NOTICE FOR…

Vol. 16, No. 2 January 28, 2020 Written by: Stacie Hendrix (SH), Nancy Sariñana (NS), Margaret Lee (ML), Kristin Hallak (KH).       NEW DEPENDENCY CASELAW  Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings (SIJ findings) O.C. v. Superior Court—filed 12/23/19; mod. and cert. for publ. 1/8/20; Fourth Dist., Div. Three Docket No. G058416 Link to case: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/G058416.PDF TRIAL COURTS MUST MAKE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE FINDINGS…

Vol. 16, No. 1 January 14, 2020 Issued by the Children’s Law Center of California on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month   Written by: Stacie Hendrix (SH), Nancy Sariñana (NS), Margaret Lee (ML), Kristin Hallak (KH).       NEW DEPENDENCY CASELAW  Detriment—WIC 361.2In re Adam H.—filed 11/20/19; Cert. for Publ. 12/6/19; Second Dist., Div. Five Docket No. B298289 Link to…

Notice & Writ Advisements—WIC 316.1 In re J.R.–filed 10/25/19, Certified for Partial Publ. 11/21/19; Third Dist. Docket No.: C088052 Link to case: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/C088052.PDF ORDERS APPEALED FROM THE HEARING WHERE A WIC 366.26 HEARING WAS SET ARE FORFEITED WHEN THE COURT TIMELY SERVED WRIT ADVISEMENT TO THE MOST RECENT ADDRESS DESIGNATED BY THE PARENT Minor, J.R.,…

Vol. 15, No. 13 November 26, 2019 Written by: Stacie Hendrix (SH), Nancy Sariñana (NS), Maggie Lee (ML), Kristin Hallak (KH).   NEW DEPENDENCY CASELAW  Bypass Provisions; Whereabouts Unknown—WIC 361.5(b)(1)   In re M.S.—filed 10/11/19, Cert. for Publ. 10/30/19; Fourth Dist., Div. One   Docket No. D075278  Link to Case https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/D075278.PDF  THE AGENCY’S CURSORY ATTEMPT TO LOCATE A PARENT WHEN THE RESIDENCE OR LOCATION OF THE…