The California Dependency Online Guide provides assistance to attorneys, judicial officers, and other professionals working in California's child welfare system

What's New

• DSS Guidance on Processing CalWORKs for CA Wildfire Victims

• Legal Assistance Coalition Provides Disaster Relief

• First-of-its-Kind National Partnership Aims to Redesign CW

• Tribal Court Develops First Database on Missing Indigenous Women

• Partnering with Courts to Engage Noncustodial Parents

• Extensions of COVID guidance pertaining to Foster Youth Status

• All-In Foster Adoption Challenge

• Children's Bureau FAQs on Independent Legal Representation

• Mental Health Diversion Training Series

California Law: Find and download the text of California case law; find California statutes, California Rules of Court, the California constitution, and Judicial Council forms.

Conferences and Trainings/MCLE: Find national, statewide, and local dependency-related conferences and training events; download distance learning materials and earn Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit (for attorneys) and continuing judicial education credit (for judicial officers); and access other training materials.

Briefs, Motions, Writs and Orders: Download the text of sample, dependency-related motions, briefs, writs and orders.

Publications: Download dependency-related articles, papers, and other publications.

Links: Find dependency-related Web sites.

About Us

The California Dependency Online Guide (CalDOG) is maintained by the Judicial Council Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC). CFCC is dedicated to improving the quality of justice and services to meet the diverse needs of children, youth, families, self-represented litigants, and other users of the California courts. CFCC provides courts and court-connected agencies statewide with legal and court services, research, educational and training opportunities, print and electronic publications, and financial assistance.

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The California Online Dependency Guide is the Child Protection Connection for California. Learn more.

The California Online Dependency Guide is the Child Protection Connection for California. Learn more.
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This project is sponsored by the Judicial Council Center for Families, Children & the Courts and is funded by a grant from the federal Court Improvement Program.