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Welfare and Institutions Code § 378

ARTICLE 11. Dependent Children—Transfer of Cases Between Counties

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 378Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.

Whenever an order of transfer from another county is filed with the clerk of any juvenile court, the clerk shall place the transfer order on the calendar of the court, and it shall have precedence over all actions and civil proceedings not specifically given precedence by other provisions of law and shall be heard by the court at the earliest possible moment following the filing of the order.