California Family Code

§ 8606.5

FAM § 8606.5 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other section in this part, and in accordance with Section 1913 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.), consent to adoption given by an Indian child’s parent is not valid unless both of the following occur:

(1)The consent is executed in writing at least 10 days after the child’s birth and recorded before a judge.

(2)The judge certifies that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully explained in detail in English and were fully understood by the parent or that they were interpreted into a language that the parent understood.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 113. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.