CA AB260

Prohibits considering a child at risk of abuse or neglect solely based on the parent's placement history, past behaviors, or health/mental health diagnoses that occurred before pregnancy.

Requires reunification services be provided to families where one or both parents were minors when the child was born and have been adjudged dependent children of the court, unless other specific circumstances apply.

Mandates parties seeking involuntary foster care placement or termination of parental rights for children born to minor parents demonstrate reasonable efforts were made to prevent removal and that these efforts utilized extended family, social services, and available resources.

Requires court files and records for minor or nonminor dependent parents be maintained separately from their child's files, with restrictions on using parent records as evidence in the child's dependency proceedings except by court order.

Expands foster care placement requirements to include supporting preservation of family units with minor and nonminor dependent parents and referring them to preventive services to address child safety concerns and prevent dependency petitions.