Court Related Issues

• Petitions and Referral Stage Issues
  • Filing Petitions
  • Hospital Holds
  • WIC 388 Petitions: Response Reports
• Writing Court Reports
  • Progress and Supplemental Reports
  • Continuance Requests
  • Writing the WIC 366.3 Status Review Hearing Report for Minor Dependents
  • Writing a Status Review Hearing Report for a WIC Section 364, 366.21(e) or (f), 366.22, or 366.25 Hearing
  • Set-On/Walk-On Procedures
  • Submission of Last Minute Information to the Court
  • Time Frames for Submission of Court Reports
  • Writing the Jurisdiction/Disposition Report
  • Probate Legal Guardianship
  • Writing the WIC 366.26 Hearing Report
  • Writing the WIC 366.31 Status Review Hearing Report for Nonminor Dependents
  • Writing the Initial Hearing Report
  • Notice of Replacement Report
  • Pre-Release Investigation Report
• Special Situation Reports & Filings
  • Non-Disclosure Orders
  • Obtaining a Passport for a Child/Youth under DCFS Supervision
  • Obtaining Restraining Orders
  • Permission for a Child to Marry, Join the Armed Forces or Join Job Corps
  • Identifying and Notifying the Court of Recurring Efforts to Locate Relatives and Nonrelative Extended Family Members (NREFMs)
  • Protective Custody Warrants
  • Immigration Options for Undocumented Children and Families
  • WIC 241.1 Joint Assessment Protocol
  • Change of Permanent Plan from Legal Guardianship to Adoption
  • Reporting Child Death, Serious Injury or Illness
  • Reinstatement of Parental Rights
  • Removing a Child from the Home of Prospective Adoptive Parent(s)
  • WIC 385: Requesting a Change in Order
  • Vacation Requests
  • Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) Activities
• Notices
  • Notice of Publication for a WIC 366.26 Hearing
  • Noticing Process for Juvenile Court Proceedings
  • Out of County Personal Service
  • Due Diligence
  • Notice Requirements for Alleged Fathers
  • Incarcerated Parents/Dependent Minors Removal/In-custody Transportation Requests
• Court Staff Assisted Tasks
  • Requesting Corrected or Missing Minute Orders
  • Transportation Requests to Bring Children/ Youth/Nonminor Dependents to Court
  • Adverse Court Orders
  • Health and Education Questionnaire
• Testifying and Communication
  • Informal Discovery Requests
  • Establishing the Competency of Children to Testify
  • Communication with County Counsel Regarding a Writ Petition or Appeal
  • Children Testifying in Courts Other Than Dependency Court Hearings
  • Communication with Attorneys, County Counsel, and Non-DCFS Staff