California Adoption Laws Page2

Adoption Laws in California Page2

Adoption parties

• Who can adopt: Statute: Family Code - §- § 8600; 8601
  • Any adult of age at least 10 years r may be older than a child, except under conditions specified.

• Who can be adopted: Statute: Family Code - § 8600
  • Any unmarried minor.

• Who can place a child for adoption : Family Code - §- § 8801.5; 8704
  • The department
  • Licensed adoption agency
  • Child's birth parent

Statutes:

• Citation: California General Laws, Family Law Code Sections 8500 to 8548; 8600 to 9206; 9300 to 9340

• Web Site: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

• Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)

Advertising used and promoters in adoption process

• Advertisement used : Statute :Family - § - 8609(a)
  • Any one personally or any organization can not advertise in the newspaper, any of the public medium, or by radio, about placing or proving a place for adoption, or can not because the advertisement in public medium soliciting, asking or requesting for children for adoption to be published, until those are licensed by the department, for adopting the children.

• Intermediaries or promoters use : Statute: Family - § 8623 - 8638
  • 'Adoption facilitator' can be a single person or an organization, licensed for adoption, that advertise for soliciting adoption parties and for locating adoptee, or behaves like a intermediary in whole adoption procedures.
  • Following are the different requirements for adoption promoters:
    1. Adopting parents should give written information known to them from the birth parents about the adopted child.
    2. Fees and or any expenses paid have to be reported to court.
    3. Parties should describe services they provide.
    4. Any advertising should disclose identity of the facilitator and clear that it is not an adoption agency.