California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
WIC §16517.5: (a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the followin
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(a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following: (1) A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child. (2) The spouse of a relative described in paragraph (1). (b) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not receive compensation for the out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court other than the compensation received as an employee of the county or the state.
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