Family Code section 8823

The prospective adoptive parents and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court pursuant to Section 8612 and 8613.

Source: Section 8823, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=8823. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_8823

Original Source: Section 8823, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=8823. (last accessed May 12, 2025).