Family Code 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 parent who gives the child for adoption: If you and your child lived together at any time as parent and child, the adoption of your child through a stepparent adoption does not affect the child’s right to inherit your property or the property of other blood relatives.”

Source: Section 9004, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=9004.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2002; accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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