California Family Code

§ 7893

FAM § 7893Div. 12 · Part 4 · Ch. 3 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)If the court, by order or judgment, declares a child free from the custody and control of both parents under this part, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the court shall at the same time take one of the following actions:

(1)Appoint a guardian for the child.

(2)At the request of the State Department of Social Services or a licensed adoption agency, or where the court finds it is in the child’s best interest, refer the child to a licensed adoption agency for adoptive placement by the agency.

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Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.