California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
WIC §355.1: (a) Where the court finds, based upon competent professional evidence, that an injury, injuries, or detrimental condition sustained by a minor is of a nature as would ordinarily not be sustained excep
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Statute establishes evidence rules for dependency court proceedings involving child abuse or neglect, including presumptions based on injury findings and prior convictions of caregivers.
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