{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"8711","citation":"Fam. Code, § 8711","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 2. Agency Adoptions [8700. - 8720.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-2/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1056, Sec. 8.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>Sections <a href=\"/fam/8708\">8708</a> to <a href=\"/fam/8710.4\">8710.4</a>, 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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/agency-adoptions-8711","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}