Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16507.2

Prior to entering into a voluntary placement agreement with a parent or guardian, the social worker shall make every attempt to keep the family together by offering appropriate child welfare services except in the case of a voluntary placement pending relinquishment as provided for in subdivision (c) of Section 16507.4. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 53. Effective September 13, 1982.)