California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8806

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

The department or delegated county adoption agency shall accept the consent of the birth parents to the adoption of the child by the petitioners and, before filing its report with the court, shall ascertain whether the child is a proper subject for adoption and whether the proposed home is suitable for the child.

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Cal. Fam. Code § 8806 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-13-adoption/part-2-adoption-of-unmarried-minors/chapter-3-independent-adoptions/section-8806

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Independent Adoptions

§ 8800§ 8801§ 8801.3§ 8801.5§ 8801.7§ 8802§ 8803§ 8804§ 8805§ 8806…§ 8814.5§ 8815§ 8816§ 8817§ 8818§ 8819§ 8820§ 8821§ 8822§ 8823

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