California Family Code

§ 8702

FAM § 8702 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)The department shall adopt a statement to be presented to the birth parents at the time a relinquishment is signed and to prospective adoptive parents at the time of the home study. The statement shall, in a clear and concise manner and in words calculated to ensure the confidence of the birth parents in the integrity of the adoption process, communicate to the birth parents of a child who is the subject of an adoption petition all of the following facts:

(1)It is in the child’s best interest that the birth parent keep the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency to whom the child was relinquished for adoption informed of any health problems that the parent develops that could affect the child.

(2)It is extremely important that the birth parent keep an address current with the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency to whom the child was relinquished for adoption in order to permit a response to inquiries concerning medical or social history.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 16. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.