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Welf. & Inst. Code § 16170 Section 16170
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Finding adoptive families for children, for whom state assistance is desirable pursuant to Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 16115), and assuring the protection of the interests of the children affected during the en…
Welf. & Inst. Code § 16171 Section 16171
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The purposes of this chapter are to: (a) Authorize the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Services to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being p…
Welf. & Inst. Code § 16172 Section 16172
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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 ch…
Welf. & Inst. Code § 16173 Section 16173
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The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Services are authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, or enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with other states to implement one or more of the pur…
