Fam. Code, § 7908.5 · Part 5. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
Fam. Code, § 7908.5
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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.
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History
Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 260, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.
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