Family Code section 8542

“Prospective adoptive parent” means a person who has filed or intends to file a petition under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8600) to adopt a child who has been or who is to be placed in the person’s physical care or a petition under Part 3 (commencing with Section 9300) to adopt an adult.

Source: Section 8542, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=8542. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_8542

Original Source: Section 8542, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=8542. (last accessed May 12, 2025).