Family Code section 9212

(a)

Section 9210 and 9211 apply to interstate adoptions if the prospective adoptive parents reside outside of the state.

(b)

This section shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 746 of the 2001–02 Regular Session is enacted. If Assembly Bill 746 is not enacted, the application of Section 9210 and 9211 is not intended to expand jurisdiction to apply to interstate adoptions if the prospective adoptive parents reside outside of the state.

Source: Section 9212, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=9212. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_9212

Original Source: Section 9212, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=9212. (last accessed May 12, 2025).