California Family Code

§ 8810

FAM § 8810 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever a petition is filed under this chapter for the adoption of a child, the petitioner shall pay a nonrefundable fee to the department or to the delegated county adoption agency for the cost of investigating the adoption petition. Fifty percent of the payment shall be made to the department or delegated county adoption agency at the time the adoption petition is filed, and the remaining balance shall be paid no later than the date determined by the department or the delegated county adoption agency in an amount as follows:

(1)For petitions filed on and after October 1, 2008, four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).

(2)For petitioners who have a valid preplacement evaluation less than one year old pursuant to Section 8811.5, or a valid private agency adoption home study less than two years old at the time of filing a petition, one thousand five hundred fifty dollars ($1,550) for a postplacement evaluation pursuant to Sections 8806 and 8807.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 743, Sec. 3. (AB 848) Effective January 1, 2014.