California Family Code 9203.1 – (a) The department or a licensed adoption agency shall, upon the …
(a) The department or a licensed adoption agency shall, upon the request of a prospective adoptive parent, disclose an adoption homestudy and any updates to an adoption homestudy to a county or licensed foster family agency for the purpose of approving the prospective adoptive parent as a resource family pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (p) of § 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) The department shall prescribe the form of the request described in subdivision (a).
Terms Used In California Family Code 9203.1
- County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
- Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
(c) The department or a licensed adoption agency shall respond to a request made pursuant to subdivision (a) within 20 working days of receiving it.
(d) The department or a licensed adoption agency may charge a fee to cover the reasonable costs of processing requests made pursuant to subdivision (a). The department or a licensed adoption agency shall waive fees authorized by this subdivision for any person who is receiving public assistance pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 12. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.)