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JV-445
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY

TELEPHONE NO.: E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

FAX NO. (Optional):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME:

CHILD'S NAME:

FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER POSTPERMANENCY HEARING-- PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATED; PERMANENT PLAN OF ADOPTION
(Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3(f)) 1. Postpermanency hearing a. b. c. d. Date: Department: Judicial officer (name): Court clerk (name):

CASE NUMBER:

e. Court reporter (name): f. Bailiff (name): g. Interpreter (name and language): Present Attorney (name): Present Appointed today

h. Party (name): (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Child: Legal guardian: Indian custodian: De facto parent: County agency social worker: Other (specify):

i. Others present in courtroom: (1) Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer (name): (2) Other (name): (3) Other (name): 2. The court has read and considered and admits into evidence: a. b. c. d. Report of social worker dated: Report of CASA volunteer dated: Other (specify): Other (specify):

BASED ON THE FOREGOING AND ON ALL OTHER EVIDENCE RECEIVED, THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS: 3. a. b. Notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing was given as required by law. For child 10 years of age or older who is not present: The child received proper notice of his or her right to attend the hearing. A Court Appointed Special Advocate is appointed for the child.

4.

5. The child's out-of-home placement is necessary. 6. The child's current placement is appropriate.

Form Approved for Optional Use Judicial Council of California JV-445 [Rev. January 1, 2007]

FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER POSTPERMANENCY HEARING-- PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATED; PERMANENT PLAN OF ADOPTION
(Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3(f))

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JV-445
CHILD'S NAME:
CASE NUMBER:

7.

The child's current placement is not appropriate. The county agency must locate an appropriate placement for the child. The matter is continued to the date and time indicated in item 22 for a written oral report by the a. county agency on the progress made in locating an appropriate placement. b. Other (specify):

8.

The child is placed outside the state of California and that out-of-state placement a. b. does continue to be the most appropriate placement for the child and is in the best interest of the child. does not continue to be the most appropriate placement for the child and is not in the best interest of the child. The matter is continued to the date and time indicated in item 22 for a written oral report by the county agency on the progress made toward (1) returning the child to California and locating an appropriate placement within California (2) (3) locating an out-of-state placement that is the most appropriate placement for the child and in the best interest of the child. other (specify):

Efforts 9. The county agency a. has has not b. complied with the case plan by making reasonable efforts, including whatever steps are necessary to make and to finalize the permanent placement of the child. Child not yet placed with prospective adoptive parent or a guardian a. The child has identified the following as an individual important to him or her: (1) (name): (2) (name): (3) (name): b. The county child and family services agency made efforts to identify individuals who are has has not important to the child, consistent with the child's best interest. c. The county child and family services agency made efforts to maintain the child's has has not relationships with the individuals who are important to the child, consistent with the child's best interest. d. The county child and family services agency made efforts to identify a prospective has has not adoptive parent or a legal guardian for the child. e. To identify individuals who are important to the child and to maintain the child's relationships with those individuals, the agency must provide the services as stated on the record. (1) (2) as follows: To identify a prospective adoptive or a legal guardian for the child, the agency must provide the services as stated on the record. as follows:

10.

f.

(1) (2)

11. The services provided to the child have been adequate. a. b. not adequate.

JV-445 [Rev. January 1, 2007]

FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER POSTPERMANENCY HEARING-- PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATED; PERMANENT PLAN OF ADOPTION
(Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3(f))

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JV-445
CHILD'S NAME:
CASE NUMBER:

12.

Child 16 years of age and over: a. b. c. The services set forth in the case plan include those needed to assist the child in making the transition from foster care to independent living. The services set forth in the case plan do not include those needed to assist the child in making the transition from foster care to independent living. To assist the child in making the transition to independent living, the agency must add to the case plan and provide the services as stated on the record. (1) (2) as follows:

Siblings 13. 14. The child does not have siblings under the court's jurisdiction. The child does have siblings under the court's jurisdiction. a. The nature of the relationship between the child and the child's siblings is (1) stated on the record. (2) described in the social worker's report. (3) other (specify): Developing or maintaining the sibling relationship with the siblings named below is appropriate. b. (1) (a) (name): (d) (name): (b) (name): (e) (name): (c) (name): (f) (name): (2) Developing or maintaining the sibling relationship with the siblings named below is not appropriate. (a) (name): (d) (name): (b) (name): (e) (name): (c) (name): (f) (name): (3) The basis for the finding in this item b is stated on the record. (a) (b) described in the social worker's report. other (specify): (c)

c. The impact of the sibling relationships on the child's placement and planning for legal permanence is (1) stated on the record. (2) described in the social worker's report. (3) other (specify): 15. 16. The child and all of the child's siblings under the court's jurisdiction are placed together in the same home. The child and all of the child's siblings under the court's jurisdiction are not placed together in the same home. a. Efforts are being made to place the child and the following siblings together. (1) Child's siblings: (d) (name): (a) (name): (e) (name): (b) (name): (f) (name): (c) (name): (2) The reasons the child and these siblings are not placed together and the efforts being made to do so are (a) stated on the record. (b) described in the social worker's report. (c) other (specify):

JV-445 [Rev. January 1, 2007]

FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER POSTPERMANENCY HEARING-- PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATED; PERMANENT PLAN OF ADOPTION
(Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3(f))

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CHILD'S NAME:
CASE NUMBER:

16.

b.

Efforts to place the child with the following siblings are not appropriate. (1) Child's siblings: (a) (name): (b) (name): (c) (name): (2) The reasons that efforts to place the child with these siblings are not appropriate are (a) stated on the record. (b) described in the social worker's report. (c) other (specify): The frequency and nature of the visitation between the child and child's siblings who are not placed together are (1) stated on the record. (2) described in the social worker's report. (3) other (specify):

c.

Permanent plan 17. a. The permanent plan of adoption is appropriate and is ordered to continue as the permanent plan. b. The likely date by which the child's adoption will be finalized is (specify date): 18. a. The child's permanent plan of adoption may or may not be appropriate, and the matter is ordered set for a hearing under Welf. and Inst. Code, § 366.26 to select the most appropriate permanent plan for the child. The county agency and the licensed county adoption agency or the California Department of Social Services, acting as an adoption agency, will prepare and serve an assessment report as described in Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22(b). b. The likely date by which the child may be placed for adoption, for legal guardianship, or in an identified placement with a specific goal is (specify date): Contact with the child is ordered as follows (check appropriate box and attach indicated form): a. Visitation Attachment: Parent, Legal Guardian, Indian Custodian, Other Important Person (form JV-400) Visitation Attachment: Sibling (form JV-401) b. Visitation Attachment: Grandparent (form JV-402) c.

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20. All prior orders not in conflict with this order remain in full force and effect. 21. Other findings and orders: a. See attached. b. (Specify): The next hearing is scheduled as follows: Hearing date: a. b. c. Time: Dept: Room:

22.

Postpermanency hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3(f)) Selection and implementation hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26) Other (specify):

23. Number of pages attached:

Date:
JUDGE JUDGE PRO TEMPORE COMMISSIONER REFEREE

JV-445 [Rev. January 1, 2007]

FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER POSTPERMANENCY HEARING-- PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATED; PERMANENT PLAN OF ADOPTION
(Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3(f))

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