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Input on Placement in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program or Community Treatment Facility

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

This form is used to give your opinion to the court about placing a child or nonminor person in a short-term residential therapeutic program or a community treatment facility. It asks for your contact information and your reasons for filling out the form.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used if you disagree with a placement or if you simply want to give your input when an agency asks the court to approve the placement without a hearing.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

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

Common questions

Who should fill out this form?
You can use this form if you want to give any input about the placement, or if you do not agree with the placement. You can also use it if you have a lawyer. Great care should be taken to talk to a lawyer right away if you have one. Great care should be taken to talk to a lawyer right away if you have one.

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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