FYI FYI FYI FYI F O R Y O U R I N F O R M A T I O N Issue 09-63 Date: 11/23/09

NEW PROCESS FOR NON-DETAINED PETITIONS

Effective Monday, November 9, 2009, revisions have been made to the processing of non-detained petitions. The Court Clerk’s office will no longer schedule hearing dates for non-detained petitions. IDC will assume the responsibility for selecting the hearing date. This actually allows DCFS to have non- detained petitions heard earlier than the normal thirty-day period established by the court. New Procedures: CSW sends the petition and Detention Report to IDC county counsel for review and approval via fax at (323) 881-0148. Once the language is approved, IDC will obtain the JAI and court numbers. If the case is a prior dependency case, we will reactivate the prior JAI and court number. IDC will enter the JAI and court numbers on the petition. IDC will contact the CSW to select a hearing date. The hearing date will be calendared within 5 working days of the county counsel approving the petition. Petitions can be heard on the next business day as long as all parties have received notice. The CSW, SCSW and ARA will receive an e-mail confirmation of the selected hearing date. The CSW is responsible for providing notice to all parties. Notice may be completed in person, telephonic or 1st class mail. The notice method and the date of notice must be included in the Detention Report or on a Last Minute Information. The non-detained petition must be delivered to IDC by no later than 2:00 p.m. the day before the selected hearing date. The original petition, detention report and attachments along with 9 copies must be delivered to IDC. For cases scheduled for hearings at the Edelman Children’s Court in Monterey Park, all paperwork must be delivered to IDC. For cases scheduled for hearings at the Antelope Valley Court - Dept. 426, deliver all paperwork to the Court Liaison office at the AV Court. Do not send them to IDC. IDC Contact Information 2525 Corporate Place, Suite 150 Monterey Park, CA. 91754 IDC Desk Officers: 323-881-1303 IDC County Counsel: 323-881-1309 IDC Fax Number: 323-881-0148

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