{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-16509","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 16509","heading":"","body":"Cultural and religious child-rearing practices and beliefs which differ from general community standards shall not in themselves create a need for child welfare services unless the practices present a specific danger to the physical or emotional safety of the child.","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":"ba4c2ba41bb4ffba8171118f1d843aaabad981fd11526238f892c8f899128f43","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-16508.2","next":"us-ca/wic-16509.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}