California Family Code

§ 8713

FAM § 8713 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)In no event may a child who has been freed for adoption be removed from the county in which the child was placed, by any person who has not petitioned to adopt the child, without first obtaining the written consent of the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency responsible for the child.

(b)During the pendency of an adoption proceeding:

(1)The child proposed to be adopted shall not be concealed from the agency that is investigating the adoption or from the court with jurisdiction over the adoption proceeding.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 159, Sec. 3. (AB 2495) Effective January 1, 2023.