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RESOL[JTION DIRECTING TRANSFER OF CERTAIN
CHZZD CUSTODY AND STATUS INV~STIGATIONS
FROM THE BUTTE COLTNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE TO ~HE FAMILX CONCILIATION COURT
[~TIIEREAS, the Superior Court of the State of California for
the County of Butte has approved and endorsed the proposal of ~he
Butte County Department of Social Welfare and the But~e County Family
Conciliation Cour~ £or the transfer o~ certain child custody and
status investigations from the Department of Social T~Ielfare ~o the
Family Conciliation Court; and
WHEREAS, the California Code of Civi1 Procedure authorizes
the Family Concil.ia~ion Court to make cer~ain child custody and status
investi~ations; and
WHEREAS, such trans~er would be in the best interests of
the County of Butte,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ~HAT:
l. Pursuant to'.California Code of Civil Procedure Secta.on
1744(g), the Conciliation Counselors of the Butte County Family
Conciliation Court are designated "Domestic Relations Investigators"
as that term is used in California Civil Code Section 4602, £oz Che
purposes ot making custody investigations and filing reports, as
specitied th.erein..o
2. Pu.rsuant to California Code of Civi1 Procedure Section
17/~4(f), the Butte County Family Conciliation Cour~ is delegated those
du~ies ot the probation officer specified iz~ ~he California Tdelfare
and Institutions Code Section 281 regarding invesCZg;ations and reports
relative to the custody, status or welfare of minors.
3. Pursuant to California Ci.viJ. Code Section 233, the Butte
County Family Conciliation Court shal.7. i.nvesti~ate and report to the
Court regarding the proper disposition to be made in actions brought
to free children for adoption, as further speci~ied in said Section,
except in those cases where the Butte County Llelfare Department is a
party to the ac~ion.
4. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 227{a), the
Butte County Family Conciliation Court shall investigate and report,
as specified in said Section, relating to stepparen~ adoptions.
5. Pursuant to California Code of Civi1 Procedure Section .
1744(e), the Butte County Family Conciliation Court sha11 make
recommendations to the Superior Court regarding pre-age marriages.
6. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 277(p), Butte
County FamiZy Conciliation Court shall investigate and report, as
specitied in said Section, relative to adult adoptions when so ardered
by the Butte County Superior Court.
7. The Butte County Family Conciliation Couxt shall
coordinate and be the central responsible office for znformation
regarding emancipation of minors (California Code of Civil Procedure
Sections 60 through 70).
$. Pursuant to Cali~oznia Civil Code Section 233, the
Butte County Department of Social Welfare sha11 continue ~o investi~ate
and report to the Court regarding the proper disposition to be made in
actions broughr ta free children for adoption who are dependents of
Che Bu~re County Superior Cour~.
PASS~D AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors
th~s 2nd day of ~une , 1981, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Saraceni, Wheeler and Chairman Moseley
NOES: None
ABSENT: 8upervisor Lemke
NOT VOTING: None
J
BERTHA MO LEX, C a~ an o~~
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CLAItK A. NELSON, County C1erk and
Ex-officio Cl.erk/ f the Board
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