Findings and Orders After Postpermanency Hearing—Parental Rights Terminated; Permanent Plan of Adoption (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3)

Judicial Council of California · Juvenile

Verified current as of August 1, 2026

This form documents the court's decisions and orders after a hearing for children in foster care whose parents' rights have been terminated and adoption is the permanent plan. Child welfare professionals, judges, and attorneys use it to officially record the court's findings about the child's case and establish adoption as the legal permanent plan for the child.