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Cal. Fam. Code § 7908.5 — INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
Cal. Fam. Code § 7908.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2003-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
For the purposes of an interstate adoption placement, the term “jurisdiction” as used in Article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means “jurisdiction over or legal responsibility for the child.” It is the intent of the Legislature that this section make a technical…
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Cal. Fam. Code § 7908.5 — INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
For the purposes of an interstate adoption placement, the term “jurisdiction” as used in Article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means “jurisdiction over or legal responsibility for the child.” It is the intent of the Legislature that this section make a technical clarification to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and not a substantive change.