California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 6 > Part 1 – ADMISSIONS
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Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 6 > Part 1 - ADMISSIONS
- Consumer: means any individual who seeks or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods, services, money, or credit for personal, family, or household purposes. See California Business and Professions Code 302
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- 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
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 302
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.