Welfare and Institutions Code section 348

The provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 469) of Title 6 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to variance and amendment of pleadings in civil actions shall apply to petitions and proceedings under this chapter, to the same extent and with the same effect as if proceedings under this chapter were civil actions.

Source: Section 348, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=348. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_348

Original Source: Section 348, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=348. (last accessed May 12, 2025).