Welfare and Institutions Code section 901

No order for payment shall be made in a sum in excess of the actual cost of supporting and maintaining the ward, dependent child or other minor person.

Source: Section 901, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=901. (updated Jan. 1, 1961; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_901

Original Source: Section 901, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=901. (last accessed May 12, 2025).