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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial Chapter 6 represent parties in juvenile court proceedings must meet the minimum standards of training and/or Juvenile Proceedings experience set forth in these rules and the CRC. Division 1 General Provisions (b) Each attorney of record for a party to a dependency matter who meets the Rule 6.1.0 Attendance minimum standards of training and/or experience must complete and submit Unless excused by the Court, each party and a certification of competency (JV-01) attorney shall attend each scheduled Juvenile to the Court Executive Officer within Court hearing. ten (10) days of his or her first appearance in a dependency matter. [Rule 5.28 adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 5.28 renumbered to 6.0 01/01/08, Rule 6.0 renumbered to 6.1.0 01/01/12] (c) Attorneys who meet the foregoing minimum standards of training and/or Rule 6.1.1 Presence of Minor experience shall be deemed competent to practice before the (a) All minors shall attend Court hearings Juvenile Court in dependency cases, unless excused for one of the except as provided otherwise herein. following reasons: (d) Any attorney appearing before the (1) The minor’s attorney waives the Court in a dependency case who does minor’s appearance; not meet the minimum standards of training or experience shall notify the (2) The minor chooses not to attend; Court to that effect and shall have ten (10) days there from to complete the (3) The minor is excused by the minimum requirements of these rules Court; or and the CRC.

(4) The minor is disabled, (e) If a Court appointed attorney fails to
physically ill, or hospitalized. complete such training, the Court
shall order that counsel deemed

(b) Every minor ten (10) years or older competent be substituted for said shall be told of his or her right to attorney. If counsel is retained, the attend court hearings and all minors Court shall notify the party that his or over the age of ten (10) shall be given her counsel has failed to meet the notice by the investigating or minimum standards required by these supervising social worker. rules. The determination whether to obtain substitute private counsel shall [Rule 5.29 adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 5.29 renumbered to be solely within the discretion of the 6.1 01/01/09, Rule 6.1 renumbered to 6.1.1 01/01/12] party so notified. Rule 6.1.2 Attorney Competency (f) The Court may also determine, based (a) All attorneys who represent parties in on conduct or performance of counsel juvenile court proceedings must be before the Court in a dependency case competent within the meaning of within the six-month period prior to these rules. In order to be deemed the submission of the certification to competent, all attorneys who the Court, that a particular attorney

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