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Family Code § 7908.5

PART 5. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 7908.5Official source ↗

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

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.