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It is important for the parents to cooperate with both their attorney(s) and the court investigator. If the parents make a positive effort to participate in the services offered
 	 	by the court investigator, the court will take this into consideration in deciding whether to return the children.

What is the Jurisdictional Hearing?


 	 The proceeding at which the Court determines whether allegations of abuse or neglect concerning a child are sustained by the evidence and if so, are legally sufficient to support state
 	 intervention on behalf of the child, is called a Jurisdictional Hearing. This hearing provides the basis for state intervention into a family. The disposition hearing addresses where the child
 	 will live and identifies the services to be offered to the child and the parent(s).

What is the Reunification/Service Plan?


 	 The Reunification/Service Plan or Case Plan tells the parent(s) what s/he needs to do to resolve the problems that brought the children’s case before
 	 the Court. If the children are returned to the parent(s) or placed with a relative, the parent(s) will be ordered to comply with this plan. This plan may include parenting classes,
 	 counseling, visitation requirements, and drug/alcohol counseling.

What is a Review Hearing?


 	 The Court is required to review the status of each dependent child regularly. These Review Hearings are held every six months. Prior to each review, the supervising social worker
 	 will prepare a report and discuss the recommendation with the parent(s). This report describes the services offered/provided to the parent(s) to correct the problems which resulted
 	 in the child becoming a dependent of the Juvenile Court. It also discusses the parents’ progress and cooperation in these services. If the child is with the parents, it reports on the
 	 continuing necessity of supervision. If the child is out of the home, it reports on whether the child can be returned to the parents or on the development of an alternative permanent plan
 	 if the child cannot be returned. If the report indicates that the family problems are resolved, the Court may terminate dependency at this time. If problems remain which require the
 	 help of the Department of Health and Human Services, dependency will continue. Such reviews occur as long as the child remains a dependent.
Domestic Violence - domestic_violence
Some of those cases are handled in the criminal court system, while others proceed through the family or juvenile court system. Information on domestic violence for those case types can be found below. Resources for victims and litigants are available on the California Courts Self-Help Center which includes court forms, instructions, and information about restraining orders and other court processes.

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Criminal Law Cases

Learn more about domestic violence and the criminal court process.

Family Law Cases

Learn more about domestic violence in family law cases. If your case involves children, learn more about custody and visitation.

Juvenile Law Cases

Some families experiencing domestic violence will become involved with the juvenile court. If the county child protective services (CPS) agency investigates allegations and a court determines that a child is at risk of harm in the home, the court may make the child a dependent of the court. Learn more about juvenile dependency court. If a child breaks the law or is beyond parental control, the county probation office may investigate and the child may be involved with juvenile delinquency court. Learn more about juvenile delinquency court.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) provides programs and education to address cases involving domestic violence in California in a variety of ways, including providing specialized resources for the courts; developing rules, forms, and legislation; offering education to judicial officers and court professionals; and disseminating research and publications.

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Education Overview

CFCC organizes training and educational programs which focus on how courts and court-connected professionals address domestic and family violence. View materials from some past conferences and trainings. Specific efforts include providing regular trainings for mediators, child custody recommending counselors, evaluators, investigators, court clerks, and judicial officers several times throughout the year. These trainings offer valuable information on domestic violence and promote best practices throughout the state. Technical assistance is provided to courts that are developing procedures for handling domestic violence cases. 

Family and juvenile dependency mediators and child custody evaluators must handle cases involving domestic violence according to state laws and rules of court and must have local protocols consistent with statutory requirement and statewide rules. Learn more.
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Resources to develop a parenting plan | California Courts | Self Help Guide
An interactive website for children, to help them learn about what to expect and how to deal with their feelings and emotions during their parents’ separation.

Finances after separation
An online guide to help parents make financial decisions after their separation.

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Contact your court's Family Court Services to find out if they have a list of suggested parenting classes in your area. 

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Parenting Plans by Agreement

	If both parents are in agreement on a parenting plan, you may be able to obtain a
	court order without attending a hearing. You must have an open case for custody in the
	Sacramento Superior Court. If you do not have a case yet, or are not sure if the case
	you do have can be used, review the information on this page about the types of cases
	that can be used to obtain child custody and visitation orders. If you have an
	open case, the 
	Parenting Plans by Agreement packet contains the forms and instructions
	you will need to turn your agreement into a child custody order.

Documenting Custody and Visitation Problems

 	If you are experiencing child custody and visitation problems because the other parent is
 	not following or cooperating with the current orders, you have options. We recommend that
 	you review our instructions on 
 	Documenting Custody and Visitation Problems.

Orders - Requesting Court Orders

 After the appropriate type of case has been filed in court, you may proceed with
 filing the necessary paperwork to obtain orders to establish child custody, visitation
 and/or support. To request a hearing to establish or modify child custody or visitation,
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Registering a Custody Order from Another State

 	If you have a child custody/visitation order from another state and you wish to enforce it in California, you must first register the order with the Superior Court.
 	If you wish to register your order in Sacramento County, please use the packet below:


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	A Complaint for Grandparent Visitation is used by a grandparent who wants to visit his
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 	A Petition for Joinder is used when a non-parent wants to participate in a Family Law
 	case in order to get child custody or visitation orders. The forms and instructions are
 	included in the following packet:


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Usted y el otro padre presentaron una declaración que los establece como los padres legales.

Un juez determinó que usted es un padre legal en un caso de la corte (por ejemplo, en un caso de manutención de los hijos, dependencia de menores, violencia en el hogar o adopción).

¿Qué pasa con los casos de reproducción asistida y subrogación? 
Cuando se concibe un niño usando un donante de esperma o de óvulos o una madre subrogada da a luz a un niño, pueden ser necesarios pasos adicionales para establecer la filiación. Comuníquese con su Centro de ayuda local o pida asesoría a un abogado sobre su situación.

 
¿Qué pasa si soy el padre legal, pero creo que no debería serlo?
Esta área de la ley es muy complicada y hay plazos estrictos.
Por ejemplo, si firmó una declaración voluntaria de filiación y actúa de inmediato, es posible que pueda cancelar la declaración. Si hay un fallo de la corte de filiación que dice que usted es el padre legal del menor, es difícil anularlo (cancelarlo) porque solo hay unas pocas razones que lo permiten y los plazos son estrictos. Si usted y el otro padre estaban casados y juntos cuando nació el menor, puede ser muy complicado. Pida asesoría a un abogado.
Hable con el personal de ayuda de la corte o pida asesoría a un abogado de inmediato.
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Como parte de un caso de filiación, también puede solicitar órdenes de custodia, visita (tiempo de crianza), manutención de los hijos, análisis genéticos y otras órdenes.
 
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Iniciar un caso de filiación
 Pida a la corte que determine si usted u otra persona es el padre legal de un menor. También puede iniciar este tipo de caso si desea cancelar (o rescindir) la condición de padre legal.
 

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 Obtenga información sobre sus opciones y lo que tiene que hacer si recibe documentos de la corte para tratar de determinar si usted es el padre legal.
 

 

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Steps to Opening a CaseFile Your Application -  Apply online here | Solicitar en línea aquí.  You may also drop by our office to request an application, or phone us to have an application mailed to you. Once your case is opened you will receive a call from our office notifying you of the case information. This typically occurs within 10 days of your application being submitted.Locate the Other Parent - If you don’t know the other parent’s address, we will try to obtain it. Any information you can give us (like current or past jobs, addresses, and earnings) will help us find the other parent. Note that all cases are confidential. Any information provided and/or obtained by this department will not be disclosed with the exception of documents filed with the courts.Establish Parentage - The local child support agency can help you establish parentage. To learn more, visit the state website and view the Parentage Opportunity Program video. Obtain a Child Support Order - Legal action will be taken to get child support from the obligor parent. The amount of child support is determined by the income of each parent and the amount of the time each parent spends with the child, among other considerations.Enforce the Child Support Order - The department has a number of ways to collect child support for children. The most common way is by withholding part of the obligor parent’s wages from his or her paycheck.More InformationFor more information on the benefits of opening a child support case, please contact Child Support Services for an assessment based upon the needs of your family.

 
 
 

 

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Child Custody, Support, and Visitation | Superior Court of California | County of Alameda
Ask a lawyer to help you or to represent you. To find one, look in the yellow pages of your phone book or call the Alameda County Bar Association referral service.
Do it yourself:
Download the forms you need at the Judicial Council's Self-Help site free of charge. All you need is a computer with internet access. You can go to your public library or the Court's Self-Help Center to use a public access computer terminal. You may also go to the court Clerk's Office for family law and ask for forms.
Buy a self-help legal book, or go to the Alameda County Law Library (http://www.acgov.org/law/index.htm) and borrow books at no charge. Make sure you use the most current version of the forms.
Read the Court's Local Family Rules.
Contact your local court's Family Law Facilitator's Office.

When and how to use a Request for Order

This section tells you about:
What is and when to use a Request for Order (RFO):
Forms you will need; and
How to file the RO forms.
What is and when to use a Request for Order (RFO)
If you have an existing case or are ready to file a divorce/legal separation or parentage case, you can start by filing an RFO asking for the custody or visitation orders you want. These forms are in addition to the forms you need to start your divorce/legal separation or parentage case.
A Request for Order is a court order that tells the other parent (party) to come to court.
You can file at any time during your case -- even after your divorce is final. You can use a Request for Order to ask the Court:
For your first custody or visitation orders
To change the custody or visitation orders you have now
To tell the other parent to contact Child Custody Mediation Services to go to Parent Orientation and Mediation
For emergency custody or visitation orders (or to change the orders you have now because of an emergency situation)
If you want to file the Request for Order yourself, read the information on Forms below.
The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support
Although the administration currently estimates necessary automation updates will be completed this spring, there previously have been delays to the implementation time line. Ultimately, should additional time be required for automation, these further delays would mean former CalWORKs families would wait longer to begin receiving the full passthrough, but also would result in increased General Fund revenues for that time.
Child Support Collections for Foster Care Cases
Background
Federal Government Requires States to, Where Appropriate, Recoup Title IV-E Costs From Families Through Child Support Program. Historically, similar to CalWORKs cases, the federal government required states to—where appropriate—refer parents whose children have been removed from the home and placed into foster care to the child support program. The purpose of referring these federal Title IV-E (foster care) cases to the state child support program was to recoup child support payments to repay Title IV-E costs. Historically, the federal government required states to determine whether these referrals were appropriate on a case-by-case basis. (This requirement recently was changed, which we describe later in this section.) Under this prior federal guidance and corresponding state law, DSS established regulations directing local child welfare agencies to determine on a case-by-case basis whether it was “in the best interests” of the child to have a case referred to the local child support agency and what factors to consider in making that determination. Specifically, the regulations outlined circumstances when it was not in the best interest of the child that a child support referral be made. In particular, regulations focused on whether referring a family who is actively seeking to reunite with their child—meaning they are receiving family reunification (FR) services—would pose a barrier to reunification efforts.
Updated Federal Guidance Allows States to Establish Automatic and Across-the-Board Exemptions to Referrals to Child Support Program. A growing body of research has found that when low-income families receiving FR services are required to pay child support payments, this could pose a financial barrier negatively impacting the families’ child welfare outcomes, including compromising reunification efforts. In light of the research, in June 2022, the federal government updated its guidance around child support referrals for families involved with Title IV-E programs.