Fill and Sign the California Writ Petition Form

JV-820 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address) : FOR COURT USE ONLY ––––– ––––– ––––– TELEPHONE NO.: ––––– FAX NO. (Optional): ––––– E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): ––––– ATTORNEY FOR (Name): ––––– SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ––––– STREET ADDRESS: ––––– MAILING ADDRESS: ––––– CITY AND ZIP CODE: ––––– BRANCH NAME: ––––– CASE NAME: ––––– NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE WRIT PETITION CASE NUMBER: AND REQUEST FOR RECORD ––––– (California Rules of Court, Rule 38) NOTICE The court has set a hearing to make a permanent plan for this child. If you wish to preserve your right to appeal the court's decision, a petition for extraordinary writ must be filed. If you intend to file the petition for a writ, a notice of intent to file a writ petition and request for record must be filed with the juvenile court clerk within 7 days of the date specified in item 5a. If you received this notice by mail only, the notice of intent must be filed within 17 days after the date that the clerk mailed the notification. You may use this form to notify the court. The petition for extraordinary writ must be served within 10 days after the record is filed. 1. Petitioner's name: ––––– 2. Petitioner's address: ––––– ––––– 3. Petitioner's phone number: ––––– 4. Petitioner is a. parent (name): ––––– b. guardian c. county welfare agency d. child e. other (state relationship to child or interest in the case) : ––––– ––––– 5. a. On (date) : ––––– the juvenile court made an order setting a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. I intend to file a petition for extraordinary writ to challenge the findings and orders made by the court on that date and request that the clerk assemble the record. b. List all known dates of the hearing that resulted in the order: ––––– ––––– 6. The hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 is set for (date, if known): ––––– Date: ––––– ––––– (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER ATTORNEY) The notice of intent to file a writ petition must be signed by the party intending to file the writ petition, or if to be filed on behalf of the child, by the attorney of record for the child. Upon a finding of good cause, based on a declaration by the attorney of record as to why the party could not sign the notice, the appellate court may waive the requirement of the party's signature. (Cal . Rules of Court, rule 38(e)(3).) Signatories of this notice do not waive the notice requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code section 294. Page 1 of 1 Form Approved for Optional Use Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.450 Judicial Council of California Welfare and Institutions Code, § 366.26 JV-820 [Rev. January 1, 2007] NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE WRIT PETITION AND REQUEST FOR RECORD (California Rules of Court, Rule 38) electronic form ã 2005-7 WWW.LawCA.co m Law Publishers