Juvenile
JV-430: Findings and Orders After Six-Month Status Review Hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(e))
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This form documents the court's decisions and orders after reviewing a child's case six months into dependency court involvement, including whether the child should remain in foster care, reunify with parents, or pursue other permanency goals. Judges, social workers, and child welfare agencies use it to officially record the court's custody and reunification determinations required by California law.
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Forms that go with JV-430
JV-510RequiredProof of Service—JuvenileJV-510 (Proof of Service) is required to document that all parties have been properly notified of the visitation application filing.›JV-140AttachmentNotification of Mailing AddressJV-140 (Attachment) is used to provide additional supporting information or facts that cannot fit within the space provided on the JV-430 form itself.›JV-400Often filed with itVisitation Attachment: Parent, Legal Guardian, Indian Custodian, Other Important PersonThe Visitation Application (JV-430) is typically filed as part of or in conjunction with a juvenile dependency petition, which is initiated on form JV-400.›JV-505Often filed with itStatement Regarding Parentage (Juvenile)JV-505 (Statement Regarding Parentage) is commonly filed alongside a visitation application to establish the legal standing of the party requesting visitation rights.›JV-431Next stepSix-Month Prepermanency Attachment: Child Reunified (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(e))JV-431 (Visitation Order) is the court's corresponding order form that follows and is issued in response to the JV-430 Visitation Application, making it the next step in the sequence.›
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JV-425Findings and Orders After In-Home Status Review Hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 364)›JV-426Findings and Orders After In-Home Status Review Hearing—Child Placed With Previously Noncustodial Parent (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 364, 366.21)›JV-432Six-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Continued (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(e))›JV-433Six-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Terminated (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(e))›JV-435Findings and Orders After 12-Month Permanency Hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))›JV-436Twelve-Month Permanency Attachment: Child Reunified (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))›