CHAPTER 5. Stepparent Adoptions
Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.
§§ 9000–9007 · 9 sections
- § 9000 (a) A stepparent desiring to adopt a child of the stepparent’s spouse may for that purpose file a petition in any county authorized by Section 8609.5. (b) A…
- § 9000.5 (a) The procedures provided in this section apply to a stepparent adoption where the child was born during the marriage or domestic partnership, including a…
- § 9001 (a) Except as provided in Section 9000.5, before granting or denying a stepparent adoption request, the court shall review and consider a written investigative…
- § 9002 Except as provided in Section 9000.5, in a stepparent adoption, the prospective adoptive parent is liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with…
- § 9003 (a) In a stepparent adoption, the consent of either or both birth parents shall be signed in the presence of a notary public, court clerk, probation officer,…
- § 9004 In a stepparent adoption, the form prescribed by the department for the consent of the birth parent shall contain substantially the following notice: “Notice…
- § 9005 (a) Consent of the birth parent to the adoption of the child through a stepparent adoption may not be withdrawn except with court approval. Request for that…
- § 9006 (a) If the petitioner moves to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proceeding, the court clerk shall immediately notify the probation officer,…
- § 9007 Except as provided in Section 9000.5, the prospective adoptive parent and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court pursuant to Sections…