California Family Code

§ 8818

FAM § 8818 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)The department shall adopt a statement to be presented to the birth parents at the time the consent to adoption is signed and to prospective adoptive parents at the time of the home study. The statement shall, in a clear and concise manner and in words calculated to ensure the confidence of the birth parents in the integrity of the adoption process, communicate to the birth parent of a child who is the subject of an adoption petition all of the following facts:

(1)It is in the child’s best interest that the birth parents keep the department informed of any health problems that the parent develops that could affect the child.

(2)It is extremely important that the birth parent keep an address current with the department in order to permit a response to inquiries concerning medical or social history.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 2003.