Juvenile
JV-327: Prospective Adoptive Parent Designation Order
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form officially names someone as a prospective adoptive parent for a child in the court system. Social workers, attorneys, and judges use it to formally designate and document who will be pursuing adoption custody of a child in dependency or foster care cases.
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Forms that go with JV-327
JV-320RequiredOrders Under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 366.24, 366.26, 727.3, 727.31The Prospective Adoptive Parent (PAP) Designation Request (JV-320) is the initiating form used to request the designation that the JV-327 order is based upon, making it a prerequisite filing.›JV-500Often filed with itParentage InquiryThe Findings and Orders – Delinquency Disposition (JV-500) documents the court's broader findings related to the delinquency case, which often accompanies a restitution order to establish the full dispositional record.›JV-322Often filed with itConfidential Information—Prospective Adoptive ParentThe Objection to Removal of Prospective Adoptive Parent (JV-322) is filed in response to a JV-321 and is part of the same proceeding in which the JV-327 order may be issued.›JV-325Next stepObjection to RemovalThe Prospective Adoptive Parent Designation — Findings and Orders After Hearing (JV-325) documents the court's findings after the hearing and may accompany or precede the JV-327 designation order.›JV-330Next stepLetters of Guardianship (Juvenile)The Modification of Previous Order (JV-330) is used when a restitution amount needs to be amended or corrected after the original JV-327 has been filed, making it the standard follow-up modification form.›