{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-15610.05","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 15610.05","heading":"","body":"“Abandonment” means the desertion or willful forsaking of an elder or a dependent adult by anyone having care or custody of that person under circumstances in which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and custody.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","CHAPTER 11. Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act [15600. - 15675.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [15610. - 15610.70.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f4ea7cb08206922ddb5bb74e328610189277e17dd006e6cf57e0812a82225a76","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-15610.02","next":"us-ca/wic-15610.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}