{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-16507.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 16507.2","heading":"","body":"Prior to entering into a voluntary placement agreement with a parent or guardian, the social worker shall make every attempt to keep the family together by offering appropriate child welfare services except in the case of a voluntary placement pending relinquishment as provided for in subdivision (c) of Section 16507.4.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000. - 16589.]","CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services [16500. - 16523.59.]"],"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":"116f68d393578295a5870977cc32258c9768ccd82f9dad5b80d2e4419810b641","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-16507","next":"us-ca/wic-16507.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}