All court hearings in an adoption proceeding shall be held in private, and the court shall exclude all persons except the officers of the court, the parties, their witnesses, counsel, and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties under the law governing adoptions.
Cal. Fam. Code § 8611
General Provisions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 219 Cal. App. 4th 409 - Sorenson v. Superior Court (2013)
Most recently applied in 219 Cal. App. 4th 409 - Sorenson v. Superior Court (September 2013)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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