California Family Code

§ 7662

FAM § 7662 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 12 · Part 3 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)If a mother relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adoption of a child, or if a child otherwise becomes the subject of an adoption proceeding, the agency or person to whom the child has been or is to be relinquished, or the mother or the person having physical or legal custody of the child, or the prospective adoptive parent, shall file a petition to terminate the parental rights of the alleged father, unless one of the following occurs:

(1)The alleged father’s relationship to the child has been previously terminated or determined not to exist by a court.

(2)The alleged father has been served as prescribed in Section 7666 with a written notice alleging that the alleged father is or could be the biological father of the child to be adopted or placed for adoption and has failed to bring an action for the purpose of declaring the existence of the father and child relationship pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 7630 within 30 days of service of the notice or the birth of the child, whichever is later.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 95. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.