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JV - 185 CHILD'S NA M E: CA S E NUM B ER: ––––– ––––– CHIL D 'S INFORMATION SHEET— REQUEST TO CHANG E COURT ORDER (Welf. & In s t . C od e , §§ 353.1 , 3 8 8) T O T HE CHI L D: T h is info r matio n s h e e t tell s y o u a b out y o u r r ig h t to a s k th e c o u r t to c h a n g e a d ec i s io n the cou r t h a s mad e about y o u r lif e a n d the r ule s tha t mu s t b e f o l l o w ed when yo u want to as k th e cou r t to chang e a d e ci s io n . It a lso e x plain s you r r ight to as k th e cou r t to m a k e an o r d e r a b o u t you r re lat i onship wi t h a b r oth e r or si s t e r . If y o u a r e u n d e r 1 2 y e a rs o f age , you r a t torn e y mus t talk w i th you about thi s information . If you are 12 y e a r s of a g e o r old e r a n d in cou rt a t th e dispo s it i o n a l h e a r ing, t h e cou rt mu s t a lso t a lk w ith you about t h i s i n f o rm a t i o n. T h e c o u r t m u st mail this informatio n t o y o u afte r a di s po s iti o n a l h e a r i n g. A . I have just m a de a decision a b out you r l ife. I will be m a king other decisio n s abou t your life. You have a right to ask me t o c h a n g e a d e cisi o n I h a ve ma d e . Yo u h a ve an attorney who w i l l help you with this. F o r m e t o c h a n g e a d e cisi o n I h a ve m a d e , you mus t tal k with y o ur attorney an d have your attorne y ask m e to change my decision. Your attorney will hav e to fill out a for m calle d R e qu e st t o C h a n g e Co u rt O r d e r (f o r m JV- 1 8 0 ). The for m will exp l ai n to me th e changes that have happened in your life an d why the changes yo u want m e to m a ke in th e court orde r will make thing s better for you. Yo u may g e t a c o p y of t he bla n k f o rm fr om y o ur attorney or fro m th e court cler k ' s offi ce a t th e courthouse t o re v iew so yo u kn o w w h at i n f o rm a tio n n e e d s t o b e o n t h e f o r m . 1 . Yo u must tell your attorney the following infor m ation: a . W h a t h a s ch a n g e d sin c e I ma de th e d e cisio n? If n o t h in g ha s ch a n g e d , w h at n e w i n f o rm a tio n d o y o u w a n t to tell me? b . Wha t changes t o my decisio n do you wan t me t o make? c . If I make the changes you w a nt , will you be better off than if I do n o t m a ke these changes ? T e ll m e how the changes will make you healt h ier, safer, and happier. 2 . After you speak with your attorney , your attorney will fill out the form. a . I will read the for m . b . I m a y a s k th e ot h e r p e o p l e i n volv e d wit h y o ur cas e if t h ey thi n k y o u h a v e giv e n m e th e k i n d o f inf o r m ati o n I mu s t h a v e i n o rd e r t o c h a n g e m y de c isio n . T h e n I w il l de c id e if y o u t o ld me a n y t hi n g n e w a n d if t h e c h a n ge y o u want me to mak e is good for you. c . I f I belie v e you ha v e not t o l d me anything ne w o r i f I belie v e what y o u want me to change i s not good for you, I w i l l not m a ke any changes . T h e cour t clerk will send a writte n notice of m y decision not t o make any changes t o y o u a n d all t h e p e o p l e in v o lv e d wit h y o u r cas e . d . If I believe you did tell me so m e thin g ne w and wha t you are asking m e to change may b e better for you , I will sc h e d u l e a c o urt d a t e for yo u . T h e c o urt clerk wi l l s e nd a writ t e n n o tice o f my d e cisi o n t o sc h e d ul e a h e a ring a n d t h e d a t e o f th e h e a r in g to y o u a n d a l l th e p e o p le i n volv e d w i t h y o u r ca s e . e . A t t h at co u rt d a t e , e veryo n e i n volv e d i n y o ur cas e w i ll b e p res e n t a n d a llow e d t o s p e a k. f . Afte r everyone has spoken, I will m a k e the final decisio n . I will m a k e th e changes you want o n ly if I believe y o u h a ve t o l d m e somet h in g n e w a nd wh a t yo u a r e aski n g f o r i s g o o d fo r yo u . g e 1 of 2 F o rm A p p ro ve d f or O p ti o n al Use CHILD'S I NFORMATIO N S H EET — W el f a r e a n d I n st i t u t i o n s C o d e , § § 3 5 3 . 1 , 3 88 J u dici a l Co u ncil of Cal i f o rn ia REQUEST TO CHANGE COURT ORDER JV-185 [Rev. July 1, 2006] (Welf. & I n st. Co d e, §§ 353.1 , 3 88) e le c tr on ic fo rm ã 20 0 6 WWW.LawCA.co m L a w P u b l i s h e r s J V - 1 85 CHILD'S NA M E: CA S E NUM B ER: ––––– ––––– B . I f yo u h a v e a b r o th e r o r sis t e r wh o is o r mi g h t b e come a d e p e n d e n t o f th e c o ur t , yo u may a sk me t o mak e a n o r d e r p e r m itti n g v isits, t o mak e a n o r d e r p laci n g y o u i n t h e s a m e h o m e , t o m a k e ot h e r or d e r s t h at ma y b e in t h e b e st int e r e st o f y o ur br o th e r o r sister, a n d to c o nsi d er y ou r r e lati o n s h ip wi t h y o u r b r ot h e r o r siste r w h en m a king decisions a b o u t him or h e r. For me to mak e these orders, you mus t tell y o u r a t to r ne y yo u w o ul d li k e t o a s k m e t o m a k e a n or d e r a b o u t y o ur brot h e r or sist e r. Your attorne y wil l fill out a for m asking me to m a ke the order about your brother or sister. The court clerk will send a written notice of m y decision t o schedule a hear i ng and the date of the hearing to you and a ll t h e p eo p l e i n v o l v e d with y o u r b ro t he r' s o r sist e r ' s c a se. At tha t court date, everyone involved in the cas e will be p r esent and allowed to speak. After everyone ha s spoken, I will make the f i nal dec i sion. I will make the orde r about you r brother or siste r that you a s ke d m e t o m a k e onl y if I b e li e ve w h a t yo u a r e a skin g f o r is g o o d f o r yo u r b ro t he r o r sist e r. Please ask your att o rne y i f you have any questions . Your attorney will be able t o answer your questions about court procedures and the laws I w ill apply i n ma kin g m y dec i sions. D a te: ––––– JUDICI A L OFFIC E R J V -1 85 [ R e v. July 1 , 2 0 0 6] CHILD'S INFORMATION SHEET— Page 2 of 2 REQUEST TO CHANGE COURT ORDER ( W elf. & I n st . Co d e, § § 3 5 3. 1, 388)