§ 16172

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 887, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a)“Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(b)“Residence state” means the state where the child is living.
(c)“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.

Other sections in Chapter 2.6 - Interstate Adoption Assistance Agreements

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