Court Petition Writing (Lake County)

This course provides participants with the necessary skills to write various types of court petitions.

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic functions of petition
• Clearly integrate good child welfare practice and expertise into reports to be filed with the court
• Understand the effect of legal pleadings, including WIC 300 (a)-(j), 342, 387 and 388
• Identify key elements of proper documentation
• Through writing exercises with real-time writing and feedback, participants will increase competency in critically assessing and crafting allegations and writing court petitions.