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Court Dependent

Users can restrict data based on whether or not the case falls under the legal authority of the juvenile dependency court by using the “Court Dependent” filter. This filter is based on the Voluntary Indicator Attribute on the Case Voluntary Status Entity. When this value is “Yes,” the child is receiving services voluntarily and, by inference, the child is not a court dependent. When the value is “No,” the child is not receiving services voluntarily and, by inference, is a court dependent.

Note: When we cross reference Voluntary Status with the "Legal Authority for Placement" we find irregularities in the data (e.g., children with a WIC 300 Legal Authority but a Voluntary indicator), suggesting that this filter should be used with caution.