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Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)

Definition: An agreement regulating the placement of children across state lines. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have independently adopted the ICPC as statutory law in their respective jurisdictions.

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Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Information and contact details for each state, from the Association of Administrators of the ICPC.

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