California Juvenile Dependency Practice

Publish in June 2026Provides the essentials of dependency law, and covers all stages of a case, as well as information specific to the representation of children, parents, de facto parents and petitioners. Detention hearing, jurisdictional hearing, dispositional hearing, review hearings, and the Section 366.26 hearing Modification, supplemental and subsequent petitions Appeals and writs Responsibilities of attorneys representing each party Child’s right to counsel A detailed chapter, with forms, on the specific issues covered by the Indian Child Welfare Act Checklists and chart of dependency proceeding chronology Sample Judicial Council forms and attorney-drafted forms throughout Fully updated with cases, statutes, and court rules