§ 8730 (a) Subject to the requirements of subdivision (b), the …
§ 8731 If the prospective adoptive parent of a child is a foster parent, the …
§ 8732 A report of a medical examination of the foster parent with whom the …
§ 8733 The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency …
§ 8734 The department shall encourage adoption agencies to make adoption …
§ 8735 The department shall adopt regulations requiring county adoption …
§ 8736 The requirements of this chapter shall not be used as basis for …

Terms Used In California Codes > Family Code > Division 13 > Part 2 > Chapter 2.5 - Adoptions by Relative Caregivers or Foster Parents

  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
  • department: means the State Department of Health Care Services and "director" means the Director of Health Care Services. See California Health and Safety Code 11752
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
  • 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
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10
  • Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150