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Santa Clara Superior Court · Local Forms
Verified current as of July 16, 2026
The JV-2007 form is used to request that a child be declared a dependent of the court due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. A parent, social worker, or government agency would use this form to start the legal process of removing a child from their home and placing them under court protection.
This form has fillable fields — you can complete it directly in the viewer on the right.