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DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1459›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 8. Dependent Children—Commencement of Proceedings 325-342

§ 325

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

A proceeding in the juvenile court to declare a child to be a dependent child of the court is commenced by the filing with the court, by the social worker, of a petition, in conformity with the requirements of this article.

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1054, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)

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