{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"8823","citation":"Fam. Code, § 8823","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 3. Independent Adoptions [8800. - 8823.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court pursuant to Sections <a href=\"/fam/8612\">8612</a> and <a href=\"/fam/8613\">8613</a>.</p>","text":"The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court pursuant to Sections 8612 and 8613.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/independent-adoptions-8823","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}