Dispositional Attachment: Removal From Custodial Parent—Placement With Nonparent (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 361, 361.2)

Judicial Council of California · Juvenile

Verified current as of August 1, 2026

This form documents a court's decision to remove a child from their parent's care and place the child with a non-parent guardian, establishing custody and care arrangements. Child protective services agencies, social workers, and family law attorneys use this form to record the court's custody order when a child has been found to need removal from parental custody due to abuse, neglect, or endangerment.