California Family Code

§ 9203

FAM § 9203 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)The department or a licensed adoption agency shall do the following:

(1)Upon the request of a person who has been adopted pursuant to this part and who has attained 21 years of age, disclose the identity of the person’s birth parent or parents and their most current address shown in the records of the department or licensed adoption agency, if the birth parent or parents have indicated consent to the disclosure in writing.

(2)Upon the request of the birth parent of a person who has been adopted pursuant to this part and who has attained 21 years of age, disclose the adopted name of the adoptee and the adoptee’s most current address shown in the records of the department or licensed adoption agency, if the adult adoptee has indicated in writing, pursuant to the registration program developed by the department, that the adult adoptee wishes the adult adoptee’s name and address to be disclosed.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 135. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.