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Assembly panel backs bill to ensure attorneys represent expressed wishes of non‑minor foster dependents
Summary
AB 373 would require counsel for non‑minor dependents (ages 18–21) in California’s dependency system to advocate for the client’s expressed wishes rather than substituting the attorney’s judgment; the committee referred the bill to Human Services.
AB 373, which would clarify that attorneys for non‑minor dependents must represent their clients’ expressed wishes, cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee and was referred to the Human Services Committee.
Assemblymember Rubio, the bill’s author, said the measure responds to the legal status of non‑minor dependents—young people aged 18 to 21 who remain in extended foster‑care programs—and would “give discretion to the non minor dependents by ensuring the legal rights of non minor dependents…
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