GroundRules
WIC § 16172
Where this section sits in the code
- Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
- DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]
- PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000. - 16589.]
- CHAPTER 2.6. Interstate Adoption Assistance Agreements [16170. - 16177.]
As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(b) “Residence state” means the state where the child is living.
(c) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.
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