CPS Cases: Why Having a Child Under 3 Shrinks Your Reunification Timeline

CPS Cases: Why Having a Child Under 3 Shrinks Your Reunification Timeline

Date:

Dec 5, 2025

If you’re facing a juvenile dependency case in California and you have children both under and over three years old, your reunification timeline may be shorter than you expect. In this video, we explain why the law groups all siblings together as a “child set,” and how even one child under the age of three can reduce your reunification period to six months instead of twelve, unless the cases are formally severed.

CPS Cases: Why Having a Child Under 3 Shrinks Your Reunification Timeline

CPS Cases: Why Having a Child Under 3 Shrinks Your Reunification Timeline

Date:

Dec 5, 2025

If you’re facing a juvenile dependency case in California and you have children both under and over three years old, your reunification timeline may be shorter than you expect. In this video, we explain why the law groups all siblings together as a “child set,” and how even one child under the age of three can reduce your reunification period to six months instead of twelve, unless the cases are formally severed.

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