Welfare and Institutions Code section 16517.5

(a)

A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following:

(1)

A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child.

(2)

The spouse of a relative described in paragraph (1).

(b)

A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not receive compensation for the out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court other than the compensation received as an employee of the county or the state.

Source: Section 16517.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16517.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2016; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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