California Family Code

§ 7950

FAM § 7950 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 12 · Part 6

Statute text

(a)With full consideration for the proximity of the natural parents to the placement so as to facilitate visitation and family reunification, when a placement in foster care is being made, the following considerations shall be used:

(1)Placement shall, if possible, be made in the home of a relative, unless the placement would not be in the best interest of the child. Diligent efforts shall be made by an agency or entity to which this subdivision applies, to locate an appropriate relative as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 319 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. At a permanency hearing in which the court terminates reunification services, or at a postpermanency hearing for a child not placed for adoption, the court shall find that the agency or entity to which this subdivision applies has made diligent efforts to locate an appropriate relative and that each relative whose name has been submitted to the agency or entity as a possible caretaker, either by the relative or by other persons, has been evaluated as an appropriate placement resource.

(2)An agency or entity that receives state assistance and is involved in foster care placements shall not do either of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 845, Sec. 1. (AB 2929) Effective January 1, 2025.