California Codes > Family Code > Division 9 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 – Definitions
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| § 3500 | Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions … |
| § 3515 | “Separate property” does not include quasi-community property. |
Terms Used In California Codes > Family Code > Division 9 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 - Definitions
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Property: includes real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Family Code 113
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State hospital: means any hospital specified in Section 4440. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401