FL-323
CASE NUMBER:
PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:
RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT:
OTHER PARENT/PARTY:
8. ADDITIONAL ORDERS
a. No later than 10 court days after being appointed by the court and before beginning work on the case, counsel for a child must file
a declaration with the court indicating compliance with the requirements of rule 5.242 of the California Rules of Court. Declaration
of Counsel for a Child Regarding Qualifications (form FL-322) or other local court forms may be used for this purpose.
b. The parties and their counsel are ordered to cooperate with counsel for the child to permit the performance of his or her duties.
c. Counsel for the child must be provided with complete copies of all relevant documents and records filed in the proceeding within
10 days of the appointment.
d. The parties must provide complete information concerning the child's school, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and other
pertinent records to the child's counsel on request. The parties must execute such waivers and releases necessary to facilitate
the child's counsel in securing access to records for the child.
e. The parties and/or their counsel must not compromise, settle, dismiss, or otherwise remove from the court's calendar all or any
portion of the issues, claims, or proceedings concerning which the child's counsel has been appointed, without participation of
the child's counsel or advance notice to the child's counsel.
f. Counsel must continue to represent the child until the appointment terminates, as provided in rule 5.240(f) of the California Rules
of Court, or as stated below in item 9.
9. OTHER ORDERS:
THE COURT SO ORDERS.
Date:
JUDICIAL OFFICER
NOTICE
Any party required to pay court-ordered attorney fees or reimburse the court for attorney fees paid on a
party's behalf must pay interest on overdue amounts at the legal rate, which is currently 10 percent per year.
Failure to pay court-ordered attorney fees or reimburse the court for fees paid on a party's behalf may result
in a legal action being initiated to collect overdue payments and interest on overdue amounts.
FL-323 [Rev. January 1, 2012]
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ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR A CHILD
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