{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"366.215","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.215","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100. - 1500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT [100. - 1459.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law [200. - 987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 10. Dependent Children—Judgments and Orders [360. - 371.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2/article-10"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 845, Sec. 11.   (SB 1064)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>With respect to a hearing held pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section <a href=\"/wic/366.21\">366.21</a>, if the child in question was under three years of age on the date of the initial removal, or is a member of a sibling group described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/wic/361.5\">361.5</a>, the court, in determining whether to schedule a hearing pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/366.26\">366.26</a>, shall take into account any particular barriers to a parent’s ability to maintain contact with his or her child due to the parent’s incarceration, institutionalization, detention by the United States Department of Homeland Security, or deportation.</p>","text":"With respect to a hearing held pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 366.21, if the child in question was under three years of age on the date of the initial removal, or is a member of a sibling group described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 361.5, the court, in determining whether to schedule a hearing pursuant to Section 366.26, shall take into account any particular barriers to a parent’s ability to maintain contact with his or her child due to the parent’s incarceration, institutionalization, detention by the United States Department of Homeland Security, or deportation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/dependent-children-judgments-and-orders-366-215","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}