Why does the domestic violence survivor have to help pay for the cost of the kids being in juvenile hall when he caused physical emotional sexual abuse on her children?
California law (Welfare and Institutions Code Section 903) requires parents of children placed, detained in, or committed to, any Juvenile Court institution to reimburse the county for the reasonable costs of support of a child while in the institution. Reasonable costs of support means only the actual costs incurred by the county for food and food preparation, clothing, personal supplies, and medical expenses, not to exceed, with a few exceptions, a combined maximum cost of fifteen dollars ($15) per day. Each parent is jointly and severally liable for these costs; this means each parent may be required to pay the entire amount of these costs, if the other parent is not able to pay, or simply does not pay his or her fair share. It is the intent of this law that parents be protected from paying excessive charges, that the amounts paid be relatively uniform across the state, and that liability to pay is imposed only on a person with the ability to pay. In determining a parents ability to
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