California Family Code CHAPTER 5 - Stepparent Adoptions

• Section 9000.
  (a) A stepparent desiring to adopt a child of the stepparent’s spouse may for that purpose file a petition in the county in which the petitioner...
• Section 9000.5.
  (a) Stepparent adoptions where one of the spouses or partners gave birth to the child during the marriage or domestic partnership, including a registered domestic partnership...
• Section 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 report. The...
• Section 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 the...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 to the...
• Section 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  (a) Consent of the birth parent to the adoption of the child through a stepparent adoption may not be withdrawn except with court approval.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...
• Section 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, qualified court...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018