“Qualified court investigator” means a superior court investigator with the same minimum qualifications as a probation officer or county welfare worker designated to conduct stepparent adoption investigations in stepparent adoption proceedings and proceedings to declare a minor free from parental custody and control.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 185. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Terms Used In California Family Code 8543

  • County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.