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DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1455›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 10. Dependent Children—Judgments and Orders 360-371

§ 361.49

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Regardless of his or her age, a child shall be deemed to have entered foster care on the earlier of the date of the jurisdictional hearing held pursuant to Section 356 or the date that is 60 days after the date on which the child was initially removed from the physical custody of his or her parent or guardian.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 120, Sec. 1. Effective August 6, 2009.)

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