California Family Code

§ 8919

FAM § 8919 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)In order to establish a record by which an adoptee can prove the facts of the foreign adoption, a state resident who has finalized an intercountry adoption in a foreign country shall file the petition to readopt within the earlier of 60 days of the adoptee’s entry into the United States or the adoptee’s 16th birthday. The petition shall include all of the following:

(1)A certified or otherwise official copy of the foreign decree, order, or certification of adoption that reflects finalization of the adoption in the foreign country.

(2)A certified or otherwise official copy of the child’s foreign birth certificate.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 805, Sec. 3. (AB 677) Effective January 1, 2020.