California Family Code

§ 8708

FAM § 8708 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)The adoption agency to which a child has been freed for adoption by either relinquishment or termination of parental rights shall not do any of the following:

(1)Deny to any person the opportunity to become an adoptive parent on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the person or the child involved.

(2)Delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive parent or the child involved.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 3. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.