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Foster care: placement: family finding.

It became law on Oct 7, 2025.

CA AB 562 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Oct 7, 2025

What it does

Existing law requires a county social worker to investigate the circumstances of each child taken into temporary custody by a peace officer under specified circumstances. Existing law requires the social worker to conduct an investigation, within 30 days of the child's removal, to identify and locate adult relatives of the child, as specified, and to provide them with a notification that the child has been removed from the custody of the child's parents, guardians, or Indian custodian, and an explanation of the various options to participate in the care and placement of the child.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 7, 2025

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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