Juvenile
JV-321: Request for Prospective Adoptive Parent Designation
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form lets someone request that a court officially recognize them as a prospective adoptive parent for a child in the dependency system. Social workers, attorneys, and family members use it to move a case forward when a family has been identified as a potential adoptive home and needs legal designation to proceed with the adoption process.
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Forms that go with JV-321
JV-320RequiredOrders Under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 366.24, 366.26, 727.3, 727.31This 'Six-Month Permanency Hearing Report' is prepared by the social worker and submitted to the court as the primary evidentiary report that directly precedes and supports the findings made on JV-321.›JV-310RequiredProof of Service Under Section 366.26 of the Welfare And Institutions CodeThe 'Findings and Orders After Jurisdictional Hearing' establishes the prior dependency findings that form the legal foundation for the six-month permanency hearing and its resulting orders.›JV-180Often filed with itRequest to Change Court OrderThe 'Restraining Order – Juvenile' is commonly issued or renewed alongside permanency hearing orders when safety concerns for the child or caregiver require protection.›JV-290Often filed with itCaregiver Information FormThe Findings and Orders After Jurisdiction Hearing (JV-290) is a foundational dependency form that establishes the jurisdictional basis under which permanency hearings like JV-321 are conducted.›JV-570Often filed with itPetition for Access to Juvenile Delinquency Case File or a Living Child's Juvenile Dependency Case FileThe Findings and Orders — Nonminor Dependent (JV-570) may be filed alongside JV-321 when the child subject to the permanency hearing is approaching or has reached the age of majority and extended foster care eligibility is being assessed.›JV-505Often filed with itStatement Regarding Parentage (Juvenile)The 'Statement Regarding Strategic Plan' is often filed concurrently with permanency hearing orders when the case involves an Indian child and ICWA compliance must be documented.›JV-325Next stepObjection to RemovalThe 'Findings and Orders on Subsequent Permanency Hearing' (12-month review) is the natural next sequential court order form filed after the six-month review when the child remains in out-of-home care.›