vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Juvenile Court: Sacramento Superior Court

to the district attorney who will decide whether or not to file a petition. In this instance, restrictions will be placed on your child
 	 	as a condition of being allowed to go home. If your child does not return home, the law requires that a petition be filed very quickly, usually
 	 	within 48 hours from the time the child is taken into custody by the arresting officer. There will be a court hearing, called a Detention Hearing, 
 	 	the next day that the court is in session. The courts are closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Does my child need an attorney?


 	 YES. Your child has a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney for your child, the court will appoint an attorney
 	 to represent him or her.

Do I, as a parent, need an attorney?


 	 No, not usually. But please note, if your child has an attorney, the attorney represents your child and not you.

What hearings will my child go to in juvenile court?


 	 You and your child will be required to attend all hearings, unless your appearance is specifically waived by your child's attorney. The hearings include:

Detention Hearing or Arraignment Hearing: if your child is detained in the Youth Detention Facility for more than 48 hours,
 	 	there will be a detention hearing in no more than 72 hours, counting only court business days. The purpose of the detention hearing is for the
 	 	judge to decide if your child should go home before the next hearing, appoint an attorney if you cannot afford one, and to read the charges against your
 	 	child. If your child was arrested, but never detained in the Youth Detention Facility, you will receive notice of an arraignment hearing. The purpose of the
 	 	arraignment hearing is to appoint an attorney for your child if you can not afford one and to read the petition containing the charges against your child.
Pre-trial Hearing: a pre-trial hearing will occur the day before the trial to allow the parties in the matter to either resolve the case or
 	 	to advise the court that they are ready to proceed to trial.
Jurisdiction Hearing: at the jurisdiction hearing, the judge will decide whether or not your child committed the offense.
The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support
Through the letters, DCSS directed LCSAs to review any new foster care case referrals prior to beginning enforcement to ensure they meet DSS’s exemption policy. In addition, DCSS directed LCSAs to cease enforcement of current support orders for cases existing prior to 2023. Regarding those existing cases that previously accrued arrears, DCSS has instructed LCSAs to determine whether or not those debts are collectible. (DCSS anticipates this process may be completed within the next year, but there is no specific time line for making the uncollectible determinations.)
Changes to Foster Care Referrals and Enforcement Will Result in Lower General Fund Revenue of Around $8 Million in 2024-25. DCSS collected $23.7 million in child support collections from approximately 43,000 foster care cases (including Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment and Approved Relative Caregiver cases) in the 2022 federal fiscal year. As a result of the new state practices around foster care case referrals to child support, DCSS estimates that collections from these cases will ramp down over the next few years. Specifically, DCSS estimates a reduction in the current year of $5.4 million and $16.1 million in the budget year. Of these revenues, approximately half would have been recouped by the state to offset state/local costs of foster care, while half would have been recouped by the federal government. Given that the state’s new policies are in line with the updated federal guidance, the state is not responsible for backfilling the federal share.
LAO Comments
Issue of Arrears Yet to Be Addressed by DSS. As noted above, the March 2023 guidance from DSS does not address how the state intends to handle child support debt for foster care cases that accrued prior to January 1, 2023. (However, as noted above, DCSS has directed LCSAs to begin the process of determining whether these arrears are uncollectible.) The Legislature may wish to provide input around this issue, and/or inquire with the administration as to the anticipated time line for providing any further guidance.
Funding for LCSAs
Background
LCSA Administrative Funding Methodology Created in 2019-20.
Change your name in California | California Courts | Self Help Guide
This is called serving court papers.
After you get the court order, you will use it to have your identity documents updated.
What if I live out of state? 
You can change California-issued records, like your birth certificate or your child's birth certificate, or your marriage certificate, even if you live out of state.
You can follow the instructions in this guide. Since you are out of state, there are a few differences, like where you file. Find out more about the differences if you live out of state.

If you need a copy of a court order, contact the court where your case was filed.

Consider other ways to change a name
There are other ways to change your name if it is related to marriage, divorce, or becoming a U.S. citizen.
How to change your name through marriage license application process.
How to change your name as part of your divorce case. You can do this even if you were divorced years ago.
How to change your name as part of the naturalization process. 

A name change will not change who a child's legal parent is. 
If you want to be added to a child's birth certificate or be legally recognized as their parent, changing their name will not do it. You may need to start a different type of case. This is called establishing parentage. You can ask to change a child's name in this process.

To correct a clerical error on a legal identity document, contact the agency that issues legal identity documents. 

Name change
What would you like to do?

Start a name change
 Answer a few questions to get step-by-step instructions.
 

Respond to other parent's name change request
 Get step-by-step information on ways to respond if your child's other parent asked to change your child's name (you were served a Form NC-120).
 

Update your IDs
 If you already changed your name legally, get information on how to update your legal documents (like Social Security Card or Drivers License).
 

 

Was this helpful?

Yes

No

did this information help you with your case?

Great!
Adoption | Superior Court of California | County of Tuolumne
Send an endorsed-filed copy of the adoption petition to the Department of Social Services. They will then send you a letter saying they have received your petition and provide instructions as to what to do next.

What else do I need to do?

The Department of Social Services needs other documents, too:
A certified copy of the child's birth certificate.
A certified copy of your marriage license (if applicable).
A certified copy of your divorce decree (if applicable).
The Department of Social Services will tell you about other forms you need to submit when you contact them.

What is involved in the Home Study?

A social worker will come to your home at least twice to do a home study. The home study includes:
At least two visits to your home to meet with you and the child.
Letters of reference from people who know you.
A letter from your doctor to confirm you do not have any life-threatening or life-shortening illnesses.
Confirmation of your marriage (if you are married), employment status and income.
Finger printing to check if you have ever been convicted of child abuse or other crime.

What happens after the Home Study?

At least six months after you file the adoption petition, the Social Worker will issue a Final Report. In most cases, the social worker recommends that the judge grant (approve) the Adoption Petition.
Before the hearing, you must complete the following forms and turn them into the probate clerk’s office. You must submit your request to set hearing to obtain a hearing date. Give the clerk the original and two copies.
Click here for forms:
Adopt-210 Adoption Agreement
Adopt-215 Adoption Order
Adopt-230 Adoption Expenses

How do I get ready for the hearing?

Get to court 20 minutes early and let the clerk or bailiff know you are there. Bring the child with you.
Your hearing will be private in the courtroom or the judge's chambers. You and the judge will sign the Adoption Agreement. You will sign the Adoption Expense form and the judge will then sign the Order of Adoption.

What do I do after the hearing?
California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities
This trend is more pronounced for foster placements: more than 80 percent of foster placements over the past decade have been due to neglect. 

Given that most child welfare cases involve the broad category of neglect, a recent study sought to characterize various types of neglect and define the factors most commonly associated with neglect. Based on examining narrative reports written by social workers and other case file information for a representative sample of 295 neglect investigations in California in 2017, the study identified common types of neglect as inadequate supervision, failure to protect, and physical neglect. Common parental risk factors in these investigations included behavioral health needs, domestic violence, and economic/material need. The study’s findings are summarized in Figure 2.

Suspected Maltreatment Is Reported to Local Child Welfare Agencies, Which Investigate Allegations and Determine Next Steps. California’s counties operate child welfare hotlines, which receive reports of suspected maltreatment. Once an allegation of suspected maltreatment is reported, child welfare social workers decide whether the allegation merits investigation along with appropriate next steps. In making these decisions—along with other decisions throughout a family’s involvement with the child welfare system (including foster care)—social workers across all counties use their professional training and knowledge and employ standardized decision‑making tools, which are designed to help social workers navigate child welfare system decisions in a more uniform manner across cases. Decisions also may be reviewed collaboratively with other social workers and supervisors. 
Substantiated Investigations Can Result in Support Services to Families and Possibly Foster Placements. For roughly three‑quarters of children with allegations, the allegations result in an in‑person investigation from a social worker. In roughly 20 percent of those investigations, social workers determine that maltreatment is more likely than not to have occurred or that the child faces substantial risk of harm—this is referred to as substantiation. Substantiated cases generally follow one of two possible paths: (1) services and monitoring while the child remains at home if it is determined it is safe to do so (for around 60 percent of substantiations), or (2) foster care placement (for around 40 percent of substantiations). These two paths are described in additional detail in the next paragraphs.
Divorce Index | California Courts | Self Help Guide
Respond to set-aside for support 
Fill out set aside support response 
Serve set support response 
Prepare for and go to hearing to set aside support 

 

Was this helpful?

Yes

No

did this information help you with your case?

Great! Anything you can share about what made it helpful?

Sorry to hear that! What would make this more helpful?

Any Additional Feedback?

Email (optional)

 CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Leave this field blank

 Was this helpful?

success alert banner:
Have a question about Case Intro?
Look for a "Chat Now" button in the right bottom corner of your screen. If you don’t see it, disable any pop-up/ad blockers on your browser.

CALIFORNIA COURTS | SELF HELP GUIDE

 

 

 Judicial Branch of California

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

 ©
 2024
Child custody and parenting time | California Courts | Self Help Guide
did this information help you with your case?

Great! Anything you can share about what made it helpful?

Sorry to hear that! What would make this more helpful?

Any Additional Feedback?

Email (optional)

 CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Leave this field blank

 Was this helpful?

success alert banner:
Have a question about Child custody/visitation?
Look for a "Chat Now" button in the right bottom corner of your screen. If you don’t see it, disable any pop-up/ad blockers on your browser.

CALIFORNIA COURTS | SELF HELP GUIDE

 

 

 Judicial Branch of California

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

 ©
 2024
California Department of Child Support Services - Organizations - California Open Data
California Department of Child Support Services - Organizations - California Open Data

Skip to content

Log in
Register

 
 Contact
 
 

Toggle navigation

DatasetsOrganizationsTopicsState PortalsDocumentationPortal MetricsCA State GeoportalAbout

Search Datasets

 Home
Organizations
California Department of Child...

California Department of Child Support Services
 
 

 Website: https://childsupport.ca.gov/
California’s child support program works with parents and guardians to ensure children and families receive court-ordered financial and...
 

read more

Followers
6

Datasets
4

	 
	 Organizations
	

California Departme...
 - 
4

	 
	 Topics
	

Health and Human Se...
 - 
4

	 
	 Tags
	

california departme...
 - 
4

dcss
 - 
4

california children
 - 
3

child support
 - 
3

counties
 - 
3

iv-d cases
 - 
3

iv-d program
 - 
3

cases
 - 
2

child support cases
 - 
2

current
 - 
2

Show More Tags

	 
	 Formats
	

CSV
 - 
4

DOCX
 - 
4

ZIP
 - 
4

	 
	 Licenses
	

Creative Commons At...
 - 
4

close

 Datasets
 Activity Stream
 About

Order by

Relevance
Name Ascending
Name Descending
Last Modified
Popular

Go

 
 
 
 

4 datasets found

Filter Results

Department of Child Support Services Children in Child Support Cases FFY 2015...

This data table provides the number of children in the child support caseload.

CSV

DOCX

ZIP

Department of Child Support Services Distributed Collections By Assistance Ty...

This data table provides distributed collection data for California child support cases. The data is sorted by counties and categorized as Current or Former Public Assistance,...
Adoption | Superior Court of California | County of Tuolumne
A presumed father is a man who was married to the birth mother, or has lived with the birth mother and the child and has told other people that he is the father. There are other factors, too.
A presumed father has the same rights and responsibilities as the birth mother. The adoption cannot proceed without the presumed father's consent.

Termination of Parental Rights

If your parental rights are ended (terminated), you have no more legal rights over your child and you are no longer responsible, financially or otherwise, for the care of your child.
If a court ends your parental rights, you can appeal the decision. You must file your appeal within 60 days after the court has entered the order ending your rights.
To view a complete listing of local forms click HERE
To view a listing of Judicial Council forms for adoption and/or probate matters, click HERE

 

 Was this helpful?
 

Yes

No

Yes

No

Any additional feedback?

Email (optional)

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Leave this field blank

Was this helpful?
 

Administrative

ADA Information

Employment

Location & Contact Info

Attorney Resources

Local Forms

Local Rules

California Court

CA Courts Self-Help Center

Judicial Council

Public Resources

Court Holidays

Courthouse Security

Tentative Rulings

Superior Court of California
County of Tuolumne

Judicial Branch of California

Privacy

Terms of Use

© 2024
The Superior Court of California - County of Ventura - Family Law
Dissolution, better known as divorce, divides the assets and debts of a couple, determines custody and visitation rights of their children, sets child 
 and spousal support, and returns the couple to the status of unmarried.
Legal separation divides the assets and debts of a couple, determines custody and visitation rights of their children, sets child and spousal support, 
 but leaves the couple legally married.
Nullity restores a couple to the status of never having been married.
A parentage action establishes who are the parents of a child and determines child custody and visitation.
The following information applies to dissolution, Legal Separation, Nullity, Civil Harassment and Domestic Violence. The fee for filing a petition is 
 listed on our fee schedule, except for Domestic Violence for which there is no fee. If you feel 
 you cannot afford to pay the filing fee, you may ask the clerk for an application for waiver of court fees (Fee Waiver). There is no cost for this form.
The fee for filing a Petition for Summary Dissolution is listed on our fee schedule.
There are two types of restraining orders in family law. A domestic violence proceeding seeks to obtain an order to protect a person from physical violence from a family member (excluding nieces and nephews) or a person they may have lived with or had a dating relationship. A civil harassment restraining order seeks to protect a person from the actions of another whose intent is to annoy, alarm or verbally abuse the person seeking such an order.
Note: For assistance in preparing your restraining order documents for filing with the court, please contact the District Attorney Victim Services Unit in Room 311 of the Hall of Justice Building at the Ventura Government Center or at the Ventura County Family Justice Center located at 3170 Loma Vista Rd., Ventura, CA., 93003.
When filing your documents with the clerk of the court, you will need to present an original and two copies of each form. The original will remain with the court and the copies will be made to look like the originals and returned to you. One copy is for your file and the other is to be served on the other party.

Family Law forms are available on the court website under Court Resources The Superior Court of California - County of Ventura - Form Packets.
The Superior Court of California - County of Ventura - FAQs
The Superior Court of California - County of Ventura - FAQs

 

Contact Us

EspaÃ±ol

Home
Online Services

Case Inquiry
Criminal / Traffic Docket Information
Pay Fines
Traffic Payments
Traffic School
Ticket Extensions
Tentative Rulings
eDelivery
Related Websites

Court Resources

Administrative Orders
Local Forms
State Forms
Form Packets
Local Rules of Court
Fee & Bail Schedules

Self-Help

Self-Help Center
Court Brochures
Case Inquiry
YouTube Videos
FAQs
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Divisions

Adoption
Appeals
Civil
Collections
Conservatorship
Court Reporting Services
Criminal / Traffic
Family Law
Guardianship
Information Technology
Jury Service
Juvenile Court
Probate
Records
Small Claims

General Info

ADA
Administration
Career Opportunities
Children's Waiting Room
Court Holidays

COVID-19 Employee Resources
Email Directory
Grand Jury
Interpreting Services & Language Access
Locations & Directions
Phone Directory
Press Releases
Procurement
Public Notice
Volunteer Program

Home » Self-Help » FAQs

Self-Help

Self-Help Center
Court Brochures
Case Inquiry
YouTube Videos
FAQs

Related Links

Local Forms
State Forms
Local Rules of Court
Self-Help Center
Fee & Bail Schedules

Frequently Asked Questions

Print

We've compiled a list of commonly asked questions from each division here on this page. For more information on a topic please visit our Division pages from the menu tab above.

Select a Division

Adoption

Q:  What is an adoption?
A:  An adoption is an action to take a child (or adult) of another into one's family and give him or her the rights, privileges and duties of a child and heir.

Q:  What is the filing fee for an adoption?
A:  The fee is $20 per child.

Q:  Where do I file my documents?
The small claims COVID-19 rental debt process | California Courts | Self Help Guide


The small claims COVID-19 rental debt process | California Courts | Self Help Guide

      Skip to main content
    

 Judicial Branch of California

Supreme Court

Courts of Appeal

Superior Courts

Judicial Council

  California Courts | Self Help Guide

 

 

Type of Case

CARE Act

Child Custody

Child support

Civil Lawsuits

Conservatorship

Divorce

Eviction

Guardianship

Name Change

Parentage

Restraining Order

Small Claims

Traffic

Wills and estates

Court Information

Court basics

Your day in court

Request an interpreter

Services at court

Find court forms

Fee Waivers

 
Español

 

 

The small claims COVID-19 rental debt process

The small claims COVID-19 rental debt process

The small claims process is an easier way to take a tenant to court if they owe you COVID-19 rental debt
COVID-19 rental debt is rent due between March 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021
If you're suing about COVID-19 rental debt there is no limit to how much you can sue for in small claims court
Select any step to get instructions

1. Ask tenant to pay you
        Ask your tenant for the unpaid money. Help your tenant obtain rental assistance.
      

2. Start a small claims case if they don't pay
        File papers to start the case, get a court date, and officially let your tenant know you're suing them.
      

3. Go to your court date
        The judge listens to both sides, looks at evidence, and decides who wins or loses the case.
      

4. After the trial – pay and collect
        The side that was sued, lost and owes money may appeal (ask for a new trial). After an appeal is done or the time to file has run out, whoever won can collect their money.
      

Already know what you are looking for?

See All Forms

Index: All Pages

 

Was this helpful?

Yes

No

did this information help you with your case?

Great! Anything you can share about what made it helpful?

Sorry to hear that! What would make this more helpful?

Any Additional Feedback?

Email (optional)

 CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Leave this field blank

  Was this helpful?

CALIFORNIA COURTS | SELF HELP GUIDE

 

 

 Judicial Branch of California

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

          ©
          2024