Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 16172
Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 16172
California · California Welfare and Institutions Code · Status: effective · Effective 2000-01-01
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- Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 16172, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/954281
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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 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.