Juvenile
JV-448: Order Granting Authority to Consent to Medical, Surgical, and Dental Care (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.27)
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This form allows a court to give a child's caregiver or guardian legal authority to make medical, surgical, and dental decisions for the child without needing to go back to court each time. Social workers, foster parents, and relatives caring for children in the welfare system use this form to get court approval so they can consent to necessary medical treatment and dental care.
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