California Family Code

§ 8706

FAM § 8706 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)An agency may not place a child for adoption unless 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, has been submitted to the prospective adoptive parents and they have acknowledged in writing the receipt of the report.

(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)(1) The biological parents may provide a blood sample at a clinic or hospital approved by the State Department of Health Services. The biological parents’ failure to provide a blood sample shall not affect the adoption of the child.

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Legislative history

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