CaliforniaJuvenile courts: temporary probate guardianship.
What it does
Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge children to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, including when the child suffered or there is a substantial risk that the child will suffer serious physical harm, or a parent fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment. Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance to, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses to, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court.
More detail
Existing law requires, unless waived for good cause, a court investigator, probation officer, or domestic relations investigator to make an investigation and file with the probate court a report and recommendation concerning each proposed guardianship of the person or guardianship of the estate. Existing law authorizes, in specified circumstances, the court to refer the matter, in writing, to the local child welfare agency to initiate an investigation and requires the referral to include a summary of the reasons for the referral and authorizes the inclusion of a copy of the petition, the investigator's report, and any other material information. If the juvenile court commences dependency proceedings, the guardianship proceedings are stayed, and if the juvenile court does not commence dependency proceedings, the probate court retains jurisdiction to hear and determine the guardianship petition.
Existing law authorizes the juvenile court to terminate or modify a guardianship of the person of a minor previously established under the Probate Code, or appoint a coguardian or successor guardian of the person of the minor, if the minor is the subject of a petition filed under the above-described provisions authorizing a juvenile court to adjudge children as dependents or wards, and subjects those proceedings to specified notice requirements.
This bill would authorize the juvenile court to terminate or modify temporary probate guardianships at any hearing without further notice, if specified requirements are met, including, but not limited to, when in the best interests of the minor.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 542, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6708.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1689 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Major
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1689 Quirk-Silva By Cortese. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.Major
- Aug 13In Senate. Held at Desk.
- Aug 13Ordered to the Senate.
- Aug 11In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5319.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB1689 Quirk-Silva. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).Minor
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 29From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 15Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and PUB. S.Minor
- Jun 8Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jun 8Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 4From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- May 6Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.Minor
- Apr 23In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1689 Quirk-Silva Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4794.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 16Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).Minor
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 13In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 2In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Feb 23Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUM. S.Minor
- Feb 4From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
- Feb 3Read first time. To print.Introduced