Objection To Removal {JV-325}

JV-325, Objection to Removal, this form is used to tell the court if you do not agree with the removal of the child from the home of a prospective adoptive parent or a caregiver who may meet the definition of a prospective adoptive parent. If you are the caregiver and the court has not designated you as a prospective adoptive parent, you must complete Request for Prospective Adoptive Parent Designation (form JV-321) and file it with this form. If you do not agree with the removal, you can request a court hearing by filling out this form. The following people can object to removal: a current caregiver, the child’s attorney, the child (if 10 years of age or older), the child’s identified Indian tribe or custodian, and the child’s CASA program. Bring this form to the clerk of the court. If you want to keep an address or a phone number confidential, fill out Confidential Information–Prospective Adoptive Parent (form JV-322), and do not write the address or phone number on this form. If you are a caregiver or the child and you requested the hearing, the clerk will provide notice of the hearing to you and any other participants. If you are the child’s attorney and you requested the hearing, you must provide notice of the hearing to all other participants. Judicial Council of California Rev. September 1, 2020, Mandatory Form Welfare & Institutions Code, § 366.26(n) Cal. Rules of Court, rules 5.727, 5.728 www.FormsWorkflow.com