California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 358.1

WIC § 358.1 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 9

Statute text

Each social study or evaluation made by a social worker or child advocate appointed by the court, required to be received in evidence pursuant to Section 358, shall include, but not be limited to, a factual discussion of each of the following subjects:

(a)Whether the county welfare department or social worker has considered either of the following:

(1)Child protective services, as defined in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16500) of Part 4 of Division 9, as a possible solution to the problems at hand, and has offered these services to qualified parents if appropriate under the circumstances.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 50, Sec. 16. (SB 187) Effective June 30, 2022.