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California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 204

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except provisions
of law governing the retention and storage of data, a family law
court and a court hearing a probate guardianship matter shall, upon
request from the juvenile court in any county, provide to the court
all available information the court deems necessary to make a
determination regarding the best interest of a child, as described in
Section 202, who is the subject of a proceeding before the juvenile
court pursuant to this division.  The information shall also be
released to a child protective services worker or juvenile probation
officer acting within the scope of his or her duties in that
proceeding.  Any information released pursuant to this section that
is confidential pursuant to any other provision of law shall remain
confidential and may not be released, except to the extent necessary
to comply with this section.  No records shared pursuant to this
section may be disclosed to any party in a case unless the party
requests the agency or court that originates the record to release
these records and the request is granted.  In counties that provide
confidential family law mediation, or confidential dependency
mediation, those mediations are not covered by this section.

Last modified: January 12, 2009