Q: What exactly is the ptoocol of reunification process in family law?

A: You are asking: "What is the protocol?" The word protocol means: "The official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions." So basically you want to know: "What are the rules?"

Try this link:

https://www.courts.ca.gov/1205.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en

There is a section on here, when you scroll down the page on reunification.

This is a guide to Juvenile Dependency Court in California. Each of the 58 counties has its own variation of this basic procedure.

You also might want to read this:

https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/juvenile-dependency-court-and-you.pdf

If you want to read the actual law on juvenile dependency court, then there is a lot to read:

You can start here: Good luck on reading this. It is easy to get lost. But here is the link:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=827.&lawCode=WIC

This is just the first page. You really need to talk to an attorney directly about your case, because reading the law itself can become confusing.

If you are the same person who asked: "When CPS. Has child in there care what exactly is the whole re unification process?" Here below is the advice that I gave that person. You will note in this answer I said "Juvenile Court." To be more accurate I should have said "Juvenile Dependency Court." This is what I said to that person. Perhaps that will help you as well:

"Child Protective Services will do an investigation and either return the child to the parent or send the case to the Juvenile DEPENDENCY Court. In the Juvenile DEPENDENCY Court each parent and the child get his or her own attorney. Usually there are several hearings. Often the judge will order one or both parents to attend classes or counseling. Then the classes or counselling are done, there is another hearing and the judge is either satisfied with the progress and orders reunification, or partial reunification, i.e. visits, or the judge is not satisfied and orders something else and sets a new hearing. Every case is different. Each of the 58 counties in California is a little different. If you or someone you know has a case sent to the Juvenile DEPENDENCY court, the best information will come from the court appointed attorney. If Child Protective Services has not yet made a decision, call them up and ask when they will make a decision. If the child has been taken away, ask them for the contact information for the court-appointed attorney.

Remember it is always best to talk to your own attorney one-on-one and not rely just on legal information. This is legal information only. Good luck!