CHAPTER 5. Certificates of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Court Determination of Parentage, and Acknowledgment

Heading of Chapter 5 amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 876, Sec. 71.

§§ 102625–102769 · 27 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Adoption §§ 102625–102710 · 16 sections

   • § 102625 The clerk of the court shall complete a report upon a form provided for that purpose and forward the report to the State Registrar within five days after a…
   • § 102630 The court reports of adoption that are received by the State Registrar for births that occurred in another state, the District of Columbia, in any territory of…
   • § 102635 A new birth certificate shall be established by the State Registrar upon receipt of either of the following: (a) A report of adoption from any court of record…
   • § 102640 When requested by the adopting parent or parents, a new certificate shall not be established by the State Registrar.
   • § 102645 The new birth certificate shall bear the name of the child as shown in the report of adoption, the names and ages of his or her adopting parents, the date and…
   • § 102650 Notwithstanding other provisions in this article, when a child is adopted by an unmarried man or woman, the new certificate shall, if the adopting parent so…
   • § 102660 If both adopting parents were in the home at the time of the initial placement of the child for adoption the newly amended birth record may include the names…
   • § 102670 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an adopting parent who has adopted a child for whom an amended record has already been prepared under authority of…
   • § 102675 At any time after the issuance of a new birth certificate another amended certificate may be issued, at the request of the adopting parents, that omits any or…
   • § 102680 The new birth certificate shall supplant any birth certificate previously registered for the child and shall be the only birth certificate open to public…
   • § 102685 When a new birth certificate is established under this article, the State Registrar shall inform the local registrar and the county recorder whose records…
   • § 102690 For court reports of adoptions received from any court of record of this State, another state, the District of Columbia, or in any territory of the United…
   • § 102695 A court report of adoption received from any court of record in this State, wherein the birth occurred outside the United States, the Territories of the United…
   • § 102700 The court report of adoption shall be filed with the original record of birth, that shall remain as a part of the records of the State Registrar.
   • § 102705 All records and information specified in this article, other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available only upon the order of the superior…
   • § 102710 The State Registrar shall furnish a certified copy of the newly amended record of birth prepared under authority of this article to the registrant without…
2. ARTICLE 2. Adjudication of Facts of Parentage §§ 102725–102735 · 3 sections

   • § 102725 Whenever the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship has been determined by a court of this state or a court of another state, and upon…
   • § 102730 All records and information specified in this article, other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available only upon order of a court of record.
   • § 102735 The State Registrar shall furnish a certified copy of the newly amended record of birth prepared under authority of this article to the registrant without…
3. ARTICLE 3. Acknowledgement of Paternity §§ 102750–102765 · 4 sections

   • § 102750 Whenever the mother and the other genetic parent or intended parent acknowledges parentage of a child by affidavit, and in the absence of conflicting…
   • § 102755 Upon receipt of the application and payment of the required fee, and in the absence of conflicting information on the originally registered certificate of live…
   • § 102760 All records and information specified in this article, other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available only upon order of a court of record.
   • § 102765 The State Registrar shall furnish a certified copy of the new record of birth prepared under authority of this article to the registrant with additional cost.
4. ARTICLE 4. Voluntary Declaration of Parentage §§ 102766–102769 · 4 sections

   • § 102766 (a) When a voluntary declaration of parentage is filed with the Department of Child Support Services pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 7571 of the Family…
   • § 102767 (a) When a voluntary declaration of parentage is rescinded pursuant to Section 7575 of the Family Code, an application may be submitted to the State Registrar…
   • § 102768 All records and information specified in this article, other than the newly established certificate, shall be available only to those persons specified in…
   • § 102769 The State Registrar shall furnish a certified copy of the new record of birth prepared under authority of this article to the registrant without additional…