California Court of Appeal

The trial court's order terminating jurisdiction over the non-minor, who recently turned 18, is vacated and remanded for reconsideration, where: 1) except as otherwise specified in the statute, Welfare and Institutions Code section 391, as revised by the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, applies to all non-minor dependents, that is, for every dependent facing possible termination of jurisdiction at age 18, the child welfare department must prepare a report on the termination issue and include information relevant to whether the dependent can establish eligibility for extended foster care payments; and 2) the trial court's reliance on the wrong legal standard when it terminated jurisdiction over the minor was not harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/06/2013
• Published 11/06/2013

Judges

• BRUINIERS

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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