California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 726.4

WIC § 726.4 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 18

Statute text

(a)At the disposition hearing, in any case where the court orders the care, custody, and control of the minor to be under the supervision of the probation officer for foster care placement pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 727, the court shall inquire of the mother and any other appropriate person as to the identity and address of all presumed or alleged fathers. The presence at the hearing of a man claiming to be the father shall not relieve the court of its duty of inquiry. The inquiry may include all of the following:

(1)Whether a judgment of paternity already exists.

(2)Whether the mother was married or believed she was married at the time of conception of the child or at any time thereafter.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 997, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.