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Committee backs bill to require attorneys to follow wishes of non‑minor dependents in foster care
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee voted to pass AB 373, which would clarify that attorneys appointed for non‑minor dependents (ages 18–20) should advocate for those clients' expressed wishes rather than substitute the attorney’s judgment, with safeguards for safety remaining in place.
AB 373 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio passed out of the Senate Human Services Committee on a 4–1 vote after presentations from youth advocates and legal services groups.
Assemblymember Blanca Rubio told the committee the bill is intended to align legal practice with the fact that non‑minor dependents aged 18–20 are legal adults and should be able to direct their own representation in dependency court. "This bill affirms these clients' autonomy as legal adults," Rubio said.
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