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DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 13. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists 4980-4989›ARTICLE 6. Marriage and Family Therapy Corporations 4987.5-4988.2

§ 4987.7

California Business and Professions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The name of a marriage and family therapy corporation shall contain one or more of the words “marriage,” “family,” or “child” together with one or more of the words “counseling,” “counselor,” “therapy,” or “therapist,” and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence. A marriage and family therapy corporation that conducts business under a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to the commencement of treatment, that the business is conducted by a marriage and family therapy corporation.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 204, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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