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Confidential Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings—Family Law

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2021

This form is a confidential request asking the court to hold a hearing and make specific findings about a child. It asks the court to find that returning the child to the other parent is not possible due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or another legal reason, and that it is not in the child's best interest to return to their home country.

The court describes it as: Tell the court and the other sides that you are asking the court for a hearing to give you sole physical custody of the child and make certain findings (conclusions) about the child. Give the court information and documents to support your request for the court to make findings about child custody and make other findings that state (1) it is not legally possible to return the child to the other parent due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or another legal reason and (2) it is not in the child's best interest to return to the parent's or the child's country of nationality or habitual residence.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used when a party is asking the court for sole physical custody of a child and needs the court to make special findings regarding the child's custody status and international return.

Either party may file.

Common questions

Who needs to file this form?
The form is used by a petitioner, respondent, or other parent or party.
What must be filed with this request?
This request must be filed at the same time as or after a petition and a request for an order of sole physical custody of the child.
Does this form require a hearing?
The form is used to request that a court hearing be held to make the specified findings and conclusions.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2021.

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