Title 8801 · CA

California Code, FAM 8801.

Citation: Cal. § FAM-8801

Section: FAM-8801

California Code, FAM 8801.

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DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500 - 9340] Â Â ( Division 13 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. ) Â Â PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS [8600 - 9212] Â Â ( Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. ) Â Â

CHAPTER 3. Independent Adoptions [8800 - 8823] Â Â ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. )

  8801.  (a) The selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall be personally made by the child’s birth parent or parents and may not be delegated to an agent. The act of selection by the birth parent or parents shall be based upon personal knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent or parents. (b) “Personal knowledge” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, substantially correct knowledge of all of the following regarding the prospective adoptive parents: their full legal names, ages, religion, race or ethnicity, length of current marriage and number of previous marriages, employment, whether other children or adults reside in their home, whether there are other children who do not reside in their home and the child support obligation for these children and any failure to meet these obligations, any health conditions curtailing their normal daily activities or reducing their normal life expectancies, any convictions for crimes other than minor traffic violations, any removals of children from their care due to child abuse or neglect, and their general area of residence or, upon request, their address. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 125. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.)