California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 11401.1

(a) Otherwise eligible children placed voluntarily prior to January 1, 1981, may remain eligible for AFDC-FC payments. (b) Beginning on January 1, 1982, AFDC-FC payments for children placed voluntarily on or after January 1, 1981, shall be limited to a period of up to six months under conditions specified by departmental regulations, and may be extended an additional six months pursuant to Section 16507.3 and departmental regulations. This section shall become operative on January 1, 1984.