Juvenile
JV-297: De Facto Parent Order
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form is used to ask a court to officially recognize someone as a "de facto parent" — a person who has been living with and raising a child but is not the biological or adoptive parent — and to grant them custody or parental rights. Family law attorneys, social workers, and caregivers use this form in juvenile dependency cases when a non-parent has been the child's primary caregiver and the court needs to decide custody arrangements that serve the child's best interests.
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Forms that go with JV-297
JV-535RequiredOrder Designating Educational Rights HolderJV-535 (Findings and Orders — Indian Child Welfare Act) is required alongside JV-297 when the child is or may be an Indian child, as ICWA compliance findings must be documented separately.›JV-295RequiredDe Facto Parent RequestThe De Facto Parent Request (JV-295) is the initiating petition that must be filed to request de facto parent status, which JV-297 is the resulting order for.›JV-299RequiredDe Facto Parent PamphletThe Notice of Hearing on Postpermanency Status (JV-299) is the notice served on all parties to attend the hearing whose findings and orders are recorded on JV-297, and is required to be filed in advance of the hearing.›JV-296AttachmentDe Facto Parent StatementJV-296 (Postpermanency Status Review Hearing — Findings and Orders Attachment) is used as a supplemental attachment to JV-297 when additional findings or orders are needed beyond what fits on the main form.›JV-290Often filed with itCaregiver Information FormThe Caregiver Information Form (JV-290) is commonly submitted alongside de facto parent proceedings to provide the court with background information about the caregiver seeking de facto parent status.›JV-281Often filed with itNotice of Hearing—NonminorThe Findings and Orders on Permanency Planning Hearing (JV-281) documents the permanent plan that JV-297 reviews, making it a key companion record in the case file.›JV-180Often filed with itRequest to Change Court OrderThe Request to Change Court Order (JV-180) may be filed alongside or subsequent to JV-297 if a party seeks to modify an existing juvenile court order in connection with de facto parent proceedings.›
More Juvenile forms
JV-285Relative Information›JV-287Confidential Information›JV-298Order Ending De Facto Parent Status›JV-300Notice of Hearing on Selection of a Permanent Plan›JV-305Citation for Publication Under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 294›JV-310Proof of Service Under Section 366.26 of the Welfare And Institutions Code›