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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

extend visits become placements after (c) If the person filing the notice is the sixty (60) consecutive days. counsel for the minor, the motion shall state what action on the child’s (b) Any significant decrease from the behalf the attorney believes is court-ordered level of a party’s necessary, whether the attorney is visitation shall be presented to the willing or able to pursue the matter on affected party for comment before the child’s behalf, whether the being submitted to the Court. The association of counsel specializing in Court may set a hearing on the issue practice before that agency or court after hearing the party’s comments on may be necessary or appropriate, the proposed reduction. whether the appointment of a guardian ad litem may be necessary to [Adopted July, 1, 2007, Rule 6.3 renumbered to 6.3.0 01/01/12] initiate or pursue the proposed actions, whether joinder of an Rule 6.3.1 Procedures for Informing Court administrative agency to the juvenile of the Interests of a Dependent Child court proceedings pursuant to WIC Section 362 may be appropriate or (a) At any time during the pendency of a necessary to protect or pursue the dependency proceeding, any child’s interests and whether further interested person may notify the investigation may be necessary. Court that the minor who is the subject of the proceeding may have (d) If the person filing the notice is not an interest or right which needs to be the attorney for the child, a copy of protected or pursued in another the notice shall be served on the judicial or administrative forum. If attorney for the child, or, if the child counsel for the minor becomes aware is unrepresented, the notice shall so that the minor may have a right or state. interest which needs to be protected or pursued in another judicial or (e) The Court may set a hearing on the administrative forum, counsel shall notice if the Court deems it necessary notify the Court of such right or in order to determine the nature of the interest as soon as it is reasonably child’s right or interest or whether possible to do so. said interest should be protected or pursued. (b) Notice to the Court may be given by the filing of Judicial Council Form (f) If the Court determines that further JV-540 or by the filing of a action on behalf of the child is declaration. In either case, the person required, the Court shall do one or giving notice shall set forth the nature more of the following: of the interest or right which needs to be protected or pursued, the name and (1) Authorize the minor’s address, if known, of the attorney to pursue the matter administrative agency or judicial on the child’s behalf; forum in which the right or interest (2) Appoint an attorney for the may be affected and the nature of the child if the child is proceedings being contemplated or unrepresented; conducted there.

(3) Notice a joinder hearing
pursuant to WIC Section 362
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