Description:

The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends amending California Rules of Court, rule 5.649 (Right to make educational or developmental-services decisions); revising Order Designating Educational Rights Holder (form JV-535) and its attachment (form JV-535(A)); and adopting form JV-535-INFO to clarify requirements, alleviate confusion, and provide more guidance on service of process. The committee considers this proposal a matter of some urgency because it has received several comments about and requests for improvements to forms JV-535, JV-535(A), and rule 5.649 from court clerks, attorneys, and judges primarily expressing confusion about what the rule requires, inadequate guidance on service requirements, and a lack of clarity and insufficient information on the forms. This proposal details suggested amendments to the rule, revisions to the forms, and the adoption of a new form, JV-535-INFO, to further clarify the procedural requirements regarding educational rights holders.

Category: Family and Juvenile

Item Number: W20-08

Deadline: February 11, 2020

File: w20-08.pdf