California Family Code

§ 7908.5

FAM § 7908.5 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 12 · Part 5

Statute text

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.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 260, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.