As used in this article, “expense for support and maintenance” includes the reasonable value of any medical services furnished to the ward or dependent child at the county hospital or at any other county institution, or at any private hospital or by any private physician with the approval of the juvenile court of the county concerned, and the reasonable value of the support of the ward or dependent child at any juvenile hall established pursuant to the provisions of Article 23 (commencing with Section 850) of this chapter or the reasonable value of the ward’s support at any forestry camp, juvenile home, ranch, or camp established within or without the county pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 (commencing with Section 880) of this chapter.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 914
Support of Wards and Dependent Children
Known as the Arnold-Kennick Juvenile Court Law
The act spans §§ 200–987 (682 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Conservatorship of the Person & Estate of Bower v. Bower (2016)
Most recently applied in Conservatorship of the Person & Estate of Bower v. Bower (April 2016)
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.