{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"8539","citation":"Fam. Code, § 8539","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13"},{"name":"PART 1. DEFINITIONS [8500. - 8548.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-1"}],"history":"Repealed (Jan. 1, 1994) and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 758, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 1994.   Section operative January 1, 1995, by its own provisions.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>“Place for adoption” means, in the case of an independent adoption, the selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents for a child by the birth parent or parents and the completion of an adoptive placement agreement on a form prescribed by the department by the birth parent or parents placing the child with prospective adoptive parents.</p><p>This section shall become operative on January 1, 1995.</p>","text":"“Place for adoption” means, in the case of an independent adoption, the selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents for a child by the birth parent or parents and the completion of an adoptive placement agreement on a form prescribed by the department by the birth parent or parents placing the child with prospective adoptive parents. This section shall become operative on January 1, 1995.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/definitions-8539","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}