The following are links to documents or motions which parents have prepared themselves or with their attorneys for various reasons in California Dependency (CPS) Court. They are presented in html and microsoft word format. Please use only if you think they could help you in helping yourself. These are not ready to use legal documents. You will need to modify them to fit your case?and are for you to use at your own risk unless you have an attorney to assist you.?
We are not attorneys and you have to take your own case to your attorney or legal advisor. Use this information with this understanding only. Thanks.
* WIC stands for California Welfare and Institutions Code. Please read any code section before trying to write something related to it.
WIC 388 Motion which is to file for a?change in circumstances or new evidence in your case. This could be useful if you can show? new evidence withheld by CPS, that your children should be returned and/or you should be allowed continuation of reunification services. html? or word
WIC 388, same as above but in short form. html? or word
WIC 778, same as above for Juvenile criminal. html? or word
Request Jury Trial in a California Juvenile court. html? or word
Writ, Ca Rules of Court 39.1(b) due 10 or less days from the date that termination of parental rights trial has been set for a hearing,to bring new evidence to the attention of the court which may be able to reverse a Termination of Parental Rights. html? or word
Marsden motion to fire your attorney for cause(People v Marsden), CA. html? or word
WIC 317, to remove your childs attorney for cause. html? or word
WIC 370, objection to a Psychological Eval. Usually before the Jurisdictional and Dispositional hearing but can be tried at any time. html? or word
WIC 352, dismiss the Juvenile Dependency case (cps) due to time exceeded to obtain Jurisdiction over the child, usually more than six months. html? or word
WIC 300, dismiss the Juvenile Dependency case (cps) due to circumstances. html? or word
CCP 170, motion to recuse your judge due to cause. html? or word
Discovery Motion to find information from the other side. html? or word
Witness list. html? or word
Writ of Mandate to the appeals court to try to stop termination of parental rights. html? or word
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