Ward in foster care: permanency planning hearing within 12 months of entry into foster care

12 months after date the minor entered foster care under wic 727.4(d)(4) (or the last permanency planning hearing), under Welf. & Inst. Code 727.3(a)(1).

Rule text

(a) (1) For every minor declared a ward and ordered to be placed in foster care, a permanency planning hearing shall be conducted within 12 months of the date the minor entered foster care, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 727.4. Subsequent permanency planning hearings shall be conducted periodically, but no less frequently than once every 12 months thereafter during the period of placement.

Welf. & Inst. Code 727.3(a)(1), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 8, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the minor entered foster care under WIC 727.4(d)(4) (or the last permanency planning hearing)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Add 12 months: Saturday, November 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, November 8, 2027 (Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 10, 133-135; Gov. Code 6800; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10. 'Judicial day' / 'court day': not defined in WIC or CRC 5.502.).
Rules applied
Welf. & Inst. Code 727.3(a)(1)
(a) (1) For every minor declared a ward and ordered to be placed in foster care, a permanency planning hearing shall be conducted within 12 months of the date the minor entered foster care, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 727.4. Subsequent permanency planning hearings shall be conducted periodically, but no less frequently than once every 12 months thereafter during the period of placement.
Official source
Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 10, 133-135; Gov. Code 6800; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10. 'Judicial day' / 'court day': not defined in WIC or CRC 5.502.
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135." CCP 133: "Courts of justice may be held and judicial business transacted on any day, except as provided in this article." Gov. Code 6800: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CRC 1.10(a): "The time in which any act provided by these rules is to be performed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, and then it is also excluded." CRC 1.10(b): "Unless otherwise provided by law, if the last day for the performance of any act that is required by these rules to be performed within a specific period of time falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or other legal holiday, the period is extended to and includes the next day that is not a holiday."
Official source
  • Recurring every 12 months.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

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Worked example

Date the minor entered foster care under WIC 727.4(d)(4) (or the last permanency planning hearing) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, March 15, 2028.

  1. Trigger (Date the minor entered foster care under WIC 727.4(d)(4) (or the last permanency planning hearing)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Add 12 months: Wednesday, March 15, 2028.

Notes

Recurring every 12 months.

Related deadlines

All California juvenile deadlines

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Rules current as of 2026-10-26. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.