Juvenile
JV-441: Eighteen-Month Permanency Attachment: Child Reunified (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22)
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This form documents the court's decision at an eighteen-month hearing when a child has been successfully reunified with their parent or guardian and is being returned home. Child welfare agencies, social workers, and courts use this form to officially record the reunification outcome and close the dependency case.
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Forms that go with JV-441
JV-180Often filed with itRequest to Change Court OrderThe Request to Change Court Order (JV-180) is commonly filed in conjunction with a reunification outcome to formally modify prior dependency orders, such as visitation or service plans, as the child transitions home.›JV-505Often filed with itStatement Regarding Parentage (Juvenile)The Statement Regarding Paternity (JV-505) is commonly required at or around the detention hearing stage to establish the identity and rights of the child's father, which affects placement and notification orders recorded on JV-441.›JV-290Often filed with itCaregiver Information FormThe Custody Order—Juvenile—Final Judgment (JV-290) is commonly filed alongside JV-441 to formalize custody arrangements when a child is reunified and the court terminates jurisdiction.›JV-400Next stepVisitation Attachment: Parent, Legal Guardian, Indian Custodian, Other Important PersonThe Detention Hearing Order (JV-400) initiates the detention process and directly precedes the findings and orders documented on JV-441, making it a foundational preceding document in the same juvenile dependency proceeding.›JV-410Next stepFindings and Orders After Detention Hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 319))The Jurisdictional/Dispositional Hearing form (JV-410) is typically the next step after a detention hearing, and JV-441 findings feed directly into the court's jurisdiction determination.›JV-443AlternativeEighteen-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Continued (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22)JV-443 (Eighteen-Month Permanency Attachment: Continuing Reunification Services) is an alternative attachment used when reunification services are continued rather than the child being fully reunified, making it a direct alternative to JV-441.›
More Juvenile forms
JV-436Twelve-Month Permanency Attachment: Child Reunified (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))›JV-437Twelve-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Continued (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))›JV-438Twelve-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Terminated (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))›JV-440Findings and Orders After 18-Month Permanency Hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22)›JV-442Eighteen-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Terminated (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22)›JV-445Findings and Orders After Postpermanency Hearing—Parental Rights Terminated; Permanent Plan of Adoption (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3)›