{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"8616","citation":"Fam. Code, § 8616","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13"},{"name":"PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS [8600. - 9212.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [8600. - 8626.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>After adoption, the adopted child and the adoptive parents shall sustain towards each other the legal relationship of parent and child and have all the rights and are subject to all the duties of that relationship.</p>","text":"After adoption, the adopted child and the adoptive parents shall sustain towards each other the legal relationship of parent and child and have all the rights and are subject to all the duties of that relationship.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-8616","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}