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Family Code § 8710.1

CHAPTER 2. Agency Adoptions

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 8710.1Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.

If there is not an adoptive placement plan for a child with an approved adoptive family, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 8708, within the department’s, county adoption agency’s, or licensed adoption agency’s jurisdiction, then the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall register the child with the exchange system described in Section 8710.2.