Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16172 — Interstate Adoption Assistance Agreements
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16172
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16172 — Interstate Adoption Assistance Agreements is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(b) “Residence state” means the state where the child is living.
(c) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.