California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 16010.4

WIC § 16010.4 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 9 · Part 4 · Ch. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Foster parents are one of the most important sources of information about the children in their care. Courts, lawyers, and social workers should have the benefit of caregivers’ perceptions. Both federal and state law recognize the importance of foster parents’ participation in juvenile court proceedings. Federal law requires that foster parents and other caregivers receive expanded opportunities for notice, the right to participate in dependency court review and permanency hearings, and the right to communicate concerns to the courts. State law similarly provides that caregivers may submit their concerns to courts in writing.

(b)It is in the children’s best interests that their caregivers are privy to important information about them. This information is necessary to obtain social and health services for children, enroll children in school and extracurricular activities, and update social workers and court personnel about important developments affecting foster children.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 829, Sec. 10. (SB 233) Effective January 1, 2018.