A trial court asked to make special immigrant juvenile findings needs to first determine if the immigrant child was either declared a dependent of the court or placed under the custody of a court-appointed guardian, then determine whether immigrant child cannot reunify with one or both parents because of abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis pursuant to California law, and lastly, decide whether it is not in the best interests of the child to be returned to her previous country; California superior courts must issue their findings on a Judicial Council form created for this purpose.
O.C. v. Superior Court (Gallardo) - filed Dec. 23, 2019, publication ordered Jan. 8, 2020, Fourth District, Div. Three
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