SECTIONS 375-380 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 375-380

375. Whenever a petition is filed in the juvenile court of a county
other than the residence of the person named in the petition, or
whenever, subsequent to the filing of a petition in the juvenile
court of the county where such minor resides, the residence of the
person who would be legally entitled to the custody of such minor
were it not for the existence of a court order issued pursuant to
this chapter is changed to another county, the entire case may be
transferred to the juvenile court of the county wherein such person
then resides at any time after the court has made a finding of the
facts upon which it has exercised its jurisdiction over such minor,
and the juvenile court of the county wherein such person then resides
shall take jurisdiction of the case upon the receipt and filing with
it of such finding of the facts and an order transferring the case.

376. The expense of the transfer and all expenses in connection
with the transfer and for the support and maintenance of such person
shall be paid from the county treasury of the court ordering the
transfer until the receipt and filing of the finding and order of
transfer in the juvenile court of the transferee county.
The judge shall inquire into the financial condition of such
person and of the parent, parents, guardian, or other person charged
with his support and maintenance, and if he finds such person,
parent, parents, guardian, or other person able, in whole or in part,
to pay the expense of such transfer, he shall make a further order
requiring such person, parent, parents, guardian, or other person to
repay to the county such part, or all, of such expense of transfer
as, in the opinion of the court, is proper. Such repayment shall be
made to the probation officer who shall keep suitable accounts of
such expenses and repayments and shall deposit all such collections
in the county treasury.

377. Whenever a case is transferred as provided in Section 375, the
order of transfer shall recite each and all of the findings, orders,
or modification of orders that have been made in the case, and shall
include the name and address of the legal residence of the parent or
guardian of the minor. All papers contained in the file shall be
transferred to the county where such person resides. A copy of the
order of transfer and of the findings of fact as required in Section
375 shall be kept in the file of the transferring county.

378. Whenever an order of transfer from another county is filed
with the clerk of any juvenile court, the clerk shall place the
transfer order on the calendar of the court, and it shall have
precedence over all actions and civil proceedings not specifically
given precedence by other provisions of law and shall be heard by the
court at the earliest possible moment following the filing of the
order.

379. In any action under the provisions of this article in which
the residence of a minor person is determined, both the county in
which the court is situated and any other county which, as a result
of the determination of residence, might be determined to be the
county of residence of the minor person, shall be considered to be
parties in the action and shall have the right to appeal any order by
which residence of the minor person is determined.

380. Any person adjudged to be a dependent child of the juvenile
court may be permitted by order of the court to reside in a county
other than the county of his or her legal residence, and the court
shall retain jurisdiction over that person.
Whenever a dependent child of the juvenile court is permitted to
reside in a county other than the county of his or her legal
residence, he or she may be placed under the supervision of the
social worker of the county of actual residence, with the consent of
the social worker. The dependent child shall comply with the
instructions of the social worker and upon failure to do so shall be
returned to the county of his or her legal residence for further
hearing and order of the court.