For Families and Children

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) is dedicated to improving the quality of justice and services to meet the diverse needs of children, youth, parents, families, and other users of the California courts.  To that end, the division supports programs in collaborative justice, domestic violence, language access, mentally ill court users, representation, services to self-represented litigants, tribal projects, veterans’ courts, and other programs that improve practice in family and juvenile, as well as other case types.

What's New at CFCC

California's Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB12/212) Regional Trainings Offered 
Friday, February 24th, Fresno, CA
Monday, February 27th, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.: AOC Burbank Regional Office
Thursday, March 15th, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.: Redding, CA

Trainings will include an overview of the legal process for California's Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB12/212) which extends foster care benefits beyond age 18. The presentations will be similar to those at the December 2011 Beyond the Bench conference and will cover AB 12 topics related to court processes, including child's last status review hearing before turning 18, nonminor dependent review hearing, termination of jurisdiction, re-entry, and additional considerations for wards. The trainings are free and open to judges, court staff, and justice partners.
AB 12 / 212 Resources and Information

Education and Resources

AOC Briefing: How Practices and Programs Become Evidence Based: A Review of Juvenile Justice Research (February 2012)
This briefing describes what "evidence based" means and the process by which a practice or program becomes a best practice or evidence based. The briefing also details the principles of effective intervention, the principles that must be adhered to in order for practices and programs to be effective.

Family Law

• Unified Courts for Families
• Family Dispute Resolution
• Child Support
• Access to Visitation

Juvenile Law

• Delinquency
• Dependency
• Crossover Projects