Family Code section 9204

(a)

Notwithstanding any other law, if an adult adoptee and the adult adoptee’s birth parents have each filed a written consent with the department or licensed adoption agency, the department or licensed adoption agency may arrange for contact between those persons. Neither the department nor a licensed adoption agency may solicit, directly or indirectly, the execution of a written consent.

(b)

The written consent authorized by this section shall be in a form prescribed by the department.

Source: Section 9204, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=9204. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 9204’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_9204

Original Source: Section 9204, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=9204. (last accessed May 12, 2025).