No child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof shall, for that reason alone, be considered to have been neglected within the purview of this chapter.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16509.1
State Child Welfare Services
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 189 Cal. App. 3d 996 - Contra Costa County Department v. Ted B. (1987)
Most recently applied in 604 So. 2d 775 - Hermanson v. State (July 1992)
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 62
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