California Family Code 8912 – (a) An international adoption or readoption request may be filed …
(a) An international adoption or readoption request may be filed by a resident of this state in a county authorized by Section 8609.5. The court clerk shall immediately notify the department at Sacramento in writing of the pendency of the proceeding and of any subsequent action taken.
(b) The caption of the adoption request shall contain the names of the petitioners, but not the child’s name. The request shall state the child’s sex, date of birth, and the name the child had before adoption.
Terms Used In California Family Code 8912
- County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
- Petitioner: includes plaintiff, where appropriate. See California Family Code 126
- Proceeding: includes an action. See California Family Code 110
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145
(c) If the child is the subject of a guardianship petition, the adoption request shall so state and shall include the caption and docket number or have attached a copy of the letters of the guardianship or temporary guardianship. The petitioners shall notify the court of any petition for guardianship or temporary guardianship filed after the adoption petition. The guardianship proceeding shall be consolidated with the adoption proceeding.
(d) The order of adoption shall contain the child’s adopted name and the name the child had before adoption.
(e) If the petitioner has entered into a postadoption contact agreement as set forth in Section 8616.5, the petitioner shall file the agreement, signed by the participating parties, with the court before the adoption is finalized.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 851, Sec. 9. (AB 1650) Effective January 1, 2024.)