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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8624
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8624
(a) A person aggrieved by a violation of Section 8609 may bring a civil action for damages, rescission, injunctive relief, or any other civil or equitable remedy. Operation of an unlicensed adoption agency, as referenced in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 1503.5 of th
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8625
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8625
(a) The department shall create a section on its internet website dedicated to educating the public on unlicensed adoption agencies. The section shall include both of the following: (1) A statement informing the public that, as of January 1, 2024, operating as an “adoption facili
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8626
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8626
Notwithstanding any other law, an adoption order issued pursuant to this part shall include the names of the adoptive parent or parents and any existing parent or parents who will maintain their parental rights after the finalization of the adoption. A failure to include an exist
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8700
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8700
(a) Either birth parent may relinquish a child to the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency for adoption by a written statement signed before two subscribing witnesses and acknowledged before an authorized official of the department, county adoption agen
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8700.5
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8700.5
(a) A relinquishing birth parent may elect to sign a waiver of the right to revoke relinquishment in the presence of any of the following: (1) A representative of the department or the delegated county adoption agency, or any public adoption agency of another state. (2) A judicia
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8701
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8701
At or before the time a relinquishment is signed, the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall advise the birth parent signing the relinquishment, verbally and in writing, that the birth parent may, at any time in the future, request from the departme
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8702
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8702
(a) The department shall adopt a statement to be presented to the birth parents at the time a relinquishment is signed and to prospective adoptive parents at the time of the home study. The statement shall, in a clear and concise manner and in words calculated to ensure the confi
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8703
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8703
When the parental rights of a birth parent are terminated pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 7660) of Part 3 of Division 12 or Part 4 (commencing with Section 7800) of Division 12, or pursuant to Section 366.25 or 366.26 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the depar
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8704
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8704
(a) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency to which a child has been freed for adoption by either relinquishment or termination of parental rights is responsible for the care of the child, and is entitled to the exclusive custody and control of the ch
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8704.5
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8704.5
(a) A foster care license or certification or resource family approval shall not be required for placement of a nondependent child who is relinquished for adoption to a licensed private adoption agency, if the child is placed in the care of prospective adoptive parents who have a
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8705
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8705
(a) Where a child is in the custody of a public agency or licensed adoption agency, if it is established that the persons whose consent to the adoption is required by law are deceased, an action may be brought by the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8706
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8706
(a) An agency may not place a child for adoption unless a written report on the child’s medical background and, if available, the medical background of the child’s biological parents so far as ascertainable, has been submitted to the prospective adoptive parents and they have ack
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8707
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8707
(a) The department shall establish a statewide photo-listing service to serve all county adoption agencies and licensed adoption agencies in the state as a means of recruiting adoptive families. The department shall adopt regulations governing the operations of the photo-listing
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8707.1
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8707.1
(a) The agency responsible for recruitment of potential adoptive parents shall make diligent efforts to recruit individuals who reflect the ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity of children for whom adoptive homes are needed. (b) This section shall not be construed to affect the
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8708
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8708
(a) The adoption agency to which a child has been freed for adoption by either relinquishment or termination of parental rights shall not do any of the following: (1) Deny to any person the opportunity to become an adoptive parent on the basis of the race, color, or national orig
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8709
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8709
(a) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency to which a child has been freed for adoption by either relinquishment or termination of parental rights may consider the child’s religious background in determining an appropriate placement. (b) This section
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710
(a) If a child is being considered for adoption, the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall first consider adoptive placement in the home of a relative or, in the case of an Indian child, according to the placement preferences and standards set out
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.1
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.1
If there is not an adoptive placement plan for a child with an approved adoptive family, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 8708, within the department’s, county adoption agency’s, or licensed adoption agency’s jurisdiction, then the department, county adoption agency, or l
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.2
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.2
In order to preclude the delays or denials described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 8708, the department shall establish a statewide exchange system that interjurisdictionally matches waiting children and approved adoptive families. The department may create a new
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.3
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.3
If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approved a family for adoption pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8708 and that family may be appropriate for placement of a child who has been adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court, the dep
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.4
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8710.4
(a) The department shall ensure that information regarding families and children registered with the statewide exchange system described in Section 8710.2 is accessible by licensed adoption agency personnel throughout the state. Provision shall be made for secure Internet, teleph
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8711
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8711
Sections 8708 to 8710.4, inclusive, apply only in determining the placement of a child who has been relinquished for adoption or has been declared free from the custody and control of the birth parents.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8711.5
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8711.5
The department shall adopt regulations to administer the provisions of Sections 8708 to 8711, inclusive.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8712
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8712
(a) (1) The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall require each person who files an application for adoption to be fingerprinted and shall secure from an appropriate law enforcement agency any criminal record of that person to determine whether the
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8713
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 8713
(a) In no event may a child who has been freed for adoption be removed from the county in which the child was placed, by any person who has not petitioned to adopt the child, without first obtaining the written consent of the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adopti