{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"9324","citation":"Fam. Code, § 9324","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13"},{"name":"PART 3. ADOPTION OF ADULTS AND MARRIED MINORS [9300. - 9340.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Procedure for Adult Adoption [9320. - 9328.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-13/part-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 159, Sec. 10.   (AB 2495)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>Both the prospective adoptive parent and the proposed adoptee shall appear at the hearing in person, unless the court allows otherwise pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fam/8613.5\">8613.5</a>.</p>","text":"Both the prospective adoptive parent and the proposed adoptee shall appear at the hearing in person, unless the court allows otherwise pursuant to Section 8613.5.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/procedure-for-adult-adoption-9324","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}