Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. B.B.

Opinion

RICHLI, J.

“One of the key elements of any interstate compact is uniformity in interpretation. Uniformity, however, is lacking with respect to the issue of whether the [Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children] applies to the placement of a child with a natural parent. . . .” (Butler, Child Welfare—Outside the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children— Placement of a Child with a Natural Parent (1992) 37 Villanova L.Rev. 896, 916, fn. omitted.)

As we will discuss, California cases have consistently held that the Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (ICPC; Fam. Code, §…