DIVISION 13. ADOPTION 8500-9340›PART 1. DEFINITIONS 8500-8548

§ 8543

California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Qualified court investigator” means a superior court investigator with the same minimum qualifications as a probation officer or county welfare worker designated to conduct stepparent adoption investigations in stepparent adoption proceedings and proceedings to declare a minor free from parental custody and control.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 185. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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