Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18999.98]
( Division 9 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. ) PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000 - 16589]
( Heading of Part 4 amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429. ) CHAPTER 1. Foster Care Placement [16000 - 16014]
( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1370, Sec. 1. ) 16005.
Siblings shall be assigned to the same social worker when there is a prospective adoptive family that intends to adopt the children as a sibling group, unless the responsible local agency finds that assigning the siblings to the same social worker would not be in the best interest of the child or the siblings or the operation of the county office.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 353, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)