Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 317.5 : CALIFORNIA WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE — CHILDREN — DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT — JUVENILE COURT LAW — DEPENDENT CHILDREN-TEMPORARY CUSTODY AND DETENTION — Parties entitled to competent counsel; minor party to proceeding TEXT PDF (a) All parties who are represented by counsel at dependency proceedings shall be entitled to competent counsel. (b) Each minor who is the subject of a dependency proceeding is a party to that proceeding. Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 317.5 Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1073, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.