“Prospective adoptive parent” means a person who has filed or intends to file a petition under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8600) to adopt a child who has been or who is to be placed in the person’s physical care or a petition under Part 3 (commencing with Section 9300) to adopt an adult.
Cal. Fam. Code § 8542
DEFINITIONS
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 58 Cal. App. 4th 721 - Department of Social Services v. Superior Court of Siskiyou County (1997)
Most recently applied in 932 F. Supp. 2d 1123 - Olvera v. County of Sacramento (March 2013)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.