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19.6 Nothing herein precludes COUNTY <strong>and</strong> CONTRACTOR from mutually agreeing<br />

in writing to settle any disputes by binding arbitration or any other alternative<br />

dispute resolution procedure.<br />

19.7 This provision shall not apply to third party claims brought by or on behalf <strong>of</strong> an<br />

individual, his/her heirs, assigns <strong>and</strong>/or successors-in-interest, based upon, or<br />

relating to, injuries allegedly sustained by that individual when he/she was a<br />

Placed Child.<br />

20.0 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT<br />

20.1 Validity<br />

The invalidity, unenforceability, or illegality <strong>of</strong> any provision <strong>of</strong> this Contract shall<br />

not render the other provisions there<strong>of</strong> invalid, unenforceable, or illegal.<br />

20.2 Governing Laws, Jurisdiction <strong>and</strong> Venue<br />

This Contract shall be construed in accordance with <strong>and</strong> governed by the laws<br />

<strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> California. CONTRACTOR agrees <strong>and</strong> consents to the exclusive<br />

jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> the courts <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> California for all purposes regarding this<br />

Contract <strong>and</strong> further agrees <strong>and</strong> consents that venue <strong>of</strong> any action brought<br />

hereunder shall be exclusively in the <strong>County</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>, California.<br />

20.3 Waiver<br />

Any waiver by COUNTY <strong>of</strong> any breach <strong>of</strong> any one or more <strong>of</strong> the covenants,<br />

conditions, terms <strong>and</strong> agreements herein contained shall be in writing <strong>and</strong> shall<br />

not be construed to be a waiver <strong>of</strong> any subsequent or other breach <strong>of</strong> the same<br />

or <strong>of</strong> any other covenant, condition, term or agreement herein contained, nor<br />

shall failure on the part <strong>of</strong> COUNTY to require exact, full <strong>and</strong> complete<br />

compliance with any <strong>of</strong> the covenants, conditions, terms or agreements herein<br />

contained be construed as in any manner changing the terms <strong>of</strong> this Contract or<br />

stopping COUNTY from enforcing the full provisions there<strong>of</strong>.<br />

20.4 Caption Headings<br />

This Contract contains a Table <strong>of</strong> Contents with pagination. In addition, each<br />

paragraph <strong>and</strong> certain subparagraphs <strong>of</strong> this Contract have been supplied with<br />

captions. Also, each page, including exhibits, contains page numbers. The<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents with pagination, captions, paragraph numbers, section<br />

numbers <strong>and</strong> page numbers serve only as guides to the contents <strong>and</strong> do not<br />

control the meaning <strong>of</strong> any paragraph or subparagraph or in any way determine<br />

this Contract’s interpretation or meaning.<br />

DCFS GH Contract<br />

Part I: Unique Terms <strong>and</strong> Conditions<br />

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