California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §11264: No child maintained in an institution, for whom a bona fide offer of a proper home has been made, is eligible for further aid; but no institution shall be required to surrender a child to any person o

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No child maintained in an institution, for whom a bona fide offer of a proper home has been made, is eligible for further aid; but no institution shall be required to surrender a child to any person of religious faith different from that of the child or the parents of the child.

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