Family Code section 8539

“Place for adoption” means, in the case of an independent adoption, the selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents for a child by the birth parent or parents and the completion of an adoptive placement agreement on a form prescribed by the department by the birth parent or parents placing the child with prospective adoptive parents.
This section shall become operative on January 1, 1995.

Source: Section 8539, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=8539.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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