California · Family Code

FAM §9325: No investigation or report to the court by any public officer or agency is required, but the court may require the county probation officer or the department to investigate the circumstances of the pr

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This statute states that court investigations or reports by public officers or agencies are not mandatory, but courts may direct county probation officers or departments to investigate case circumstances.

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No investigation or report to the court by any public officer or agency is required, but the court may require the county probation officer or the department to investigate the circumstances of the proposed adoption and report thereon, with recommendations, to the court before the hearing.

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