AB 495 lets nonrelatives take children from school and make medical decisions without parent approval
California just rewrote custody with AB 495. It amends the Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit so that any adult who claims a “mentoring or familial relationship” can pick up a child from school and make education and healthcare decisions without parental consent, without court order, without oversight. https://www.californiafamily.org/2025/08/truth-denied-ab-495-backers-say-parents-arent-excluded-but-the-bill-and-legal-experts-says-otherwise/ Attorney and mother Elizabeth Barcohana didn’t soften it: “Without …