The department or delegated county adoption agency shall accept the consent of the birth parents to the adoption of the child by the petitioners and, before filing its report with the court, shall ascertain whether the child is a proper subject for adoption and whether the proposed home is suitable for the child.
Cal. Fam. Code § 8806
Independent Adoptions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 31 Cal. 4th 417 - Sharon S. v. Superior Court (2003)
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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