In re C.E. CA2/4

DISCUSSION

I Appellant contends he met the statutory criteria laid out in section 450, placing him within the transition jurisdiction of the juvenile court. As a result, he argues he was denied a hearing required by section 452 before the court could terminate transition jurisdiction. Assembly Bill No. 212 (2011-2012 Reg. Sess.), known as the “California Fostering Connections to Success Act,” became law in October 2011. (Stats. 2011, ch. 459.) It made a series of changes to the Welfare and Institutions Code relating to public social services. It specifically provided for transition jurisdiction in the juvenile courts over youths transitioning out of foster care. The bill laid out specific guidelines for who would qualify for this transition jurisdiction. It created section 450, which provides that a nonminor must satisfy all of the criteria listed in order to be within the transition jurisdiction of the juvenile court. One of the criteria listed in section 450 requires the nonminor to have been removed from the physical custody of his parents, declared a ward of the juvenile court, and ordered into foster care placement. (§ 450, subd. (a)(2)(A).) Appellant contends, and…