California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. E.F. (In re E.F.), B295755, C/w B297079 (Cal. App. 2020):
Space Dist. (2009) 46 Cal.4th 282, 289 ["We must of course read statutes as a whole so that all parts are harmonized and given effect."]), and that avoids rendering section 213.5's specific language superfluous (People v. Villatoro (2012) 54 Cal.4th 1152, 1173 ["We generally avoid interpretations that render any part of a statute superfluous."]).
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