Juvenile Dependency Process:
Child Protective Services and courts have a system for removing minors from their homes and placement thereafter.
The following flowchart is for Fresno county, California and provides a glimpse of what to expect, regardless of the state and county your child's case is.
Juvenile dependency flowchart
BURDEN of PROOF: Preponderance of evidence, to determine if detrimental for child to return home.
The government has the burden of proof (not the parent).
