Advokids: Request to Change Court Order

• You can be heard and get before a judge even when you are not a party and do not qualify for de facto status. Any parent, sibling, or other person having an interest in a child who is a dependent child of the juvenile court may file. Filing a Request to Change Court Order under Welfare & Instutions code §388 is appropriate when:

1. An immediate hearing is required
2. Circumstances have changed or there is new evidence
3. It is in the child’s best interests to modify a previous order
4. You seek visits, placement, or contact with a dependent sibling in foster care, or on behalf of a child who has a sibling in foster care
   (See Welfare and Institutions Code §388 below)



In order to apply for a Request to Change Court Order, you must complete and file three forms, the JV 180 Request to Change Court Order, JV 183 Court Order on Form JV 180, Request to Change Court Order, and the JV 184 Order After hearing on Form JV 180, Request to Change Court Order. If you wish to keep your address confidential, also fill out the JV 182 below.

Forms and Supporting Documentation

1. Welfare and Institutions Code Section §388
2. JV 180 Request To Change Court Order form
3. JV 180 Request To Change Court Order - fillable form
4. JV182 Confidential Information
   (Request to Change Court Order)
5. JV182 Confidential Information
   (Request to Change Court Order) - fillable form
6. JV183 Court Order on Form JV180,
   Request to Change Court Order
7. JV183 Court Order on Form JV180,
   Request to Change Court Order - fillable form
8. JV184 Order After hearing on JV180,
   Request to Change Court Order
9. JV184 Order After hearing on JV180,
   Request to Change Court Order - fillable form
10. Instructions for Completing JV180, JV183, JV184, Request to Change Court Order
11. Instructions for Filing and Serving of JV180, JV182, JV183, JV184, Request to Change Court Order

Sample Cover Letter

1. Sample Clerk Cover Letter





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