California Family Code 8601 – (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall be at least 10 years older than the child.
(b) If the court is satisfied that the adoption of a child by a stepparent, or by a sister, brother, aunt, uncle, or first cousin and, if that person is married, by that person and that person’s spouse, is in the best interest of the parties and is in the public interest, it may approve the adoption without regard to the ages of the child and the prospective adoptive parent or parents.
Terms Used In California Family Code 8601
- Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by Section 297. See California Family Code 143
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)