Welfare and Institutions Code section 16115.5

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to benefit children residing in foster homes by providing the stability and security of permanent homes, and in so doing, achieve a reduction in foster home care. It is not the intent of this chapter to increase expenditures but to provide for payments to adoptive parents to enable them to meet the needs of children who meet the criteria established in Section 16116, 16120, and 16121.

Source: Section 16115.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16115.­5.­ (updated Oct. 11, 1993; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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