California Family Code

§ 8817

FAM § 8817 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)A written report on the child’s medical background, and if available, the medical background of the child’s biological parents so far as ascertainable, shall be made by the department or delegated county adoption agency as part of the study required by Section 8806.

(b)The report on the child’s background shall contain all known diagnostic information, including current medical reports on the child, psychological evaluations, and scholastic information, as well as all known information regarding the child’s developmental history and family life.

(c)The report shall be submitted to the prospective adoptive parents who shall acknowledge its receipt in writing.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1053, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.