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Cal. Fam. Code § 8612

General Provisions

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 74 Cal. App. 4th 43 - Cyndie C. v. Geraldine B. (1999)

Most recently applied in S.H. v. M.M. (In re C.E.) (January 2019)

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10

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(a) The court shall examine all persons appearing before it pursuant to this part. The examination of each person shall be conducted separately but within the physical presence of every other person unless the court, in its discretion, orders otherwise.

(b) The prospective adoptive parent or parents shall execute and acknowledge an agreement in writing that the child will be treated in all respects as their lawful child.

(c) If satisfied that the interest of the child will be promoted by the adoption, the court may make and enter an order of adoption of the child by the prospective adoptive parent or parents.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.