Foster Care Training

Most dependency cases come to court shortly after a child has been removed from their home by the police or a social worker. The police or social worker may remove a child from their home if they have a reason to believe that there is an imminent risk of harm to the child. The best outcomes for foster children occur when everyone involved in the child’s care and supervision work together using all of the legal tools available to them. In this training, participants will learn the purpose of dependency court filings, learn about the timelines as the process continues, and learn the standards of proof for the different dependency hearings from the initial petition to reunification or termination of parental rights.

Presenter: Kim Alexander Yarbor, Deputy County Counsel Solano County
Kim has been with the Deputy County Counsel’s Office since 2000 working for the County as an Attorney in  Governmental Civil Law, Public Defender’s Office, County Assessor’s Office, and Public Guardian and Older and Disabled Adult Services. She  has represented the County Child Welfare Services Agency in Juvenile Dependency Litigation at the state trial and appellate court levels since 2009.