Support of Wards and Dependent Children

Cal. WIC § 903.1

California Statutes

(a) (1) (

A) The father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of a minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of the minor, shall be liable for the cost to the county or the court, whichever entity incurred the expenses, of legal services rendered to the minor by an attorney pursuant to an order of the juvenile court. (B) (

i) This paragraph does not apply to a minor who is adjudged a ward of the juvenile court, who is placed on probation pursuant to

Section 725, who is the subject of a petition that has been filed to adjudge the minor a ward of the juvenile court, or who is the subject of a program of supervision undertaken pursuant to

Section 654. (ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), this paragraph applies to a minor who is designated as a dual status child pursuant to

Section 241.1, for purposes of the dependency jurisdiction only and not for purposes of the delinquency jurisdiction.

(2) The father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of a minor and the estate of that person shall also be liable for any cost to the county or the court of legal services rendered directly to the father, mother, or spouse, of the minor or any other person liable for the support of the minor, in a dependency proceeding by an attorney appointed pursuant to an order of the juvenile court. The liability of those persons (in this

article called relatives) and estates shall be a joint and several liability. (

b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the minor, the estate of that person, or the estate of the minor, shall not be liable for the costs of any of the legal services provided to any person described in this

section if a petition to declare the minor a dependent child of the court pursuant to

Section is dismissed at or before the jurisdictional hearing. (

c) Fees received pursuant to this

section shall be transmitted to the Administrative Office of the Courts in the same manner as prescribed in

Section 68085.1 of the Government Code. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall deposit the fees received pursuant to this

section into the Trial Court Trust Fund.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. WIC § 903.1
Date2018-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierWIC903.1.201767820

Support of Wards and Dependent Children

Cal. WIC § 903.1

California Statutes

Support of Wards and Dependent Children

Cal. WIC § 903.1

California Statutes

(a) (1) (

A) The father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of a minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of the minor, shall be liable for the cost to the county or the court, whichever entity incurred the expenses, of legal services rendered to the minor by an attorney pursuant to an order of the juvenile court. (B) (

i) This paragraph does not apply to a minor who is adjudged a ward of the juvenile court, who is placed on probation pursuant to

Section 725, who is the subject of a petition that has been filed to adjudge the minor a ward of the juvenile court, or who is the subject of a program of supervision undertaken pursuant to

Section 654. (ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), this paragraph applies to a minor who is designated as a dual status child pursuant to

Section 241.1, for purposes of the dependency jurisdiction only and not for purposes of the delinquency jurisdiction.

(2) The father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of a minor and the estate of that person shall also be liable for any cost to the county or the court of legal services rendered directly to the father, mother, or spouse, of the minor or any other person liable for the support of the minor, in a dependency proceeding by an attorney appointed pursuant to an order of the juvenile court. The liability of those persons (in this

article called relatives) and estates shall be a joint and several liability. (

b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the minor, the estate of that person, or the estate of the minor, shall not be liable for the costs of any of the legal services provided to any person described in this

section if a petition to declare the minor a dependent child of the court pursuant to

Section is dismissed at or before the jurisdictional hearing. (

c) Fees received pursuant to this

section shall be transmitted to the Administrative Office of the Courts in the same manner as prescribed in

Section 68085.1 of the Government Code. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall deposit the fees received pursuant to this

section into the Trial Court Trust Fund.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. WIC § 903.1
Date2018-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierWIC903.1.201767820