Welf. & Inst. Code, § 326.5 · Article 8. Dependent Children—Commencement of Proceedings

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 326.5

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The Judicial Council shall adopt a rule of court effective July 1, 2001, that complies with the requirement of the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93-247) for the appointment of a guardian ad litem, who may be an attorney or a court-appointed special advocate, for a child in cases in which a petition is filed based upon neglect or abuse of the child or in which a prosecution is initiated under the Penal Code arising from neglect or abuse of the child. The rule of court may include guidelines to the courts for determining when an attorney should be appointed rather than a court appointed special advocate, and caseload standards for guardians ad litem.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 450, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=326.5.
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San Mateo County Superior Court — Standing Order 01-48: Discovery for Attorneys Appointed under Welfare and Institutions Code § 326.5 to Represent a Child/Victim in a Delinquency Proceeding (August 9, 2001)

Cited by 4 provisions

Provisions in this library whose text cites Welf. & Inst. Code, § 326.5. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.

Code of Civil Procedure

Code Civ. Proc., § 1276Printed as Section 326.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code

Health and Safety Code

Health & Saf. Code, § 103430Printed as Section 326.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code

Welfare and Institutions Code

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