California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 903.1

WIC § 903.1 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 25

Statute text

(a)(1) (A) The father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of a minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of the minor, shall be liable for the cost to the county or the court, whichever entity incurred the expenses, of legal services rendered to the minor by an attorney pursuant to an order of the juvenile court.

(B)(i) This paragraph does not apply to a minor who is adjudged a ward of the juvenile court, who is placed on probation pursuant to Section 725, who is the subject of a petition that has been filed to adjudge the minor a ward of the juvenile court, or who is the subject of a program of supervision undertaken pursuant to Section 654.

(ii)Notwithstanding clause (i), this paragraph applies to a minor who is designated as a dual status child pursuant to Section 241.1, for purposes of the dependency jurisdiction only and not for purposes of the delinquency jurisdiction.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 678, Sec. 20. (SB 190) Effective January 1, 2018.