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Placing Agency's Request for Review of Placement in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program or Community Treatment Facility

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2023

This form is used by an agency to ask the court to review where a child or nonminor has been placed in a short-term residential therapeutic program or community treatment facility. It asks the court to set a hearing to look at the placement.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used when an agency wants the court to review a child's current placement in a short-term residential therapeutic program or community treatment facility.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The form is filled out by the agency that is requesting the review of the placement.
What happens after this form is filed?
The agency asks the court to set a hearing within 45 days of the date listed in item 2 to review the placement.
If I disagree with the placement, what do I do?
To tell the judge you disagree, you must use form JV-236 and file it quickly after you get the report.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2023.

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