California Family Code

§ 8802

FAM § 8802 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Any of the following adult persons who desire to adopt a child may, for that purpose, file an adoption request in a county authorized by Section 8609.5:

(1)A person who is related to the child or the child’s half sibling by blood or affinity, including all relatives whose status is preceded by the words “step,” “great,” “great-great,” or “grand,” or the spouse of any of these persons, even if the marriage was terminated by death or dissolution.

(2)A person named in the will of a deceased parent as an intended adoptive parent where the child has no other parent.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 851, Sec. 8. (AB 1650) Effective January 1, 2024.