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Cal. Fam. Code § 8822

Independent Adoptions

Applied in 3 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) If the findings of the department or delegated county adoption agency are that the home of the petitioners is not suitable for the child or that the required consents are not available and the department or agency recommends that the petition be denied, or if the petitioners desire to withdraw the petition and the department or agency recommends that the petition be denied, the clerk upon receipt of the report of the department or agency shall immediately refer it to the court for review.

(b) Upon receipt of the report, the court shall set a date for a hearing of the petition and shall give reasonable notice of the hearing to the department or delegated county adoption agency, the petitioners, and the birth parents by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of each as shown in the proceeding.

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