Cal. FAM § 8902
This is the official text of Cal. FAM § 8902, part of California’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, domestic violence protections, and adoption. This particular section falls under Division 13, “Adoption.”
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Official statutory text
For intercountry adoptions that will be finalized in this state, the licensed adoption agency shall provide all of the following services:
(a) Assessment of the suitability of the applicant’s home.
(b) Placement of the foreign-born child in an approved home.
(c) Postplacement supervision.
(d) Submission to the court of a report on the intercountry adoptive placement with a recommendation regarding the granting of the petition.
(e) Services to applicants seeking to adopt related children living in foreign countries. The Legislature recognizes that these children have an impelling need for adoptive placement with their relatives.
(a) Assessment of the suitability of the applicant’s home.
(b) Placement of the foreign-born child in an approved home.
(c) Postplacement supervision.
(d) Submission to the court of a report on the intercountry adoptive placement with a recommendation regarding the granting of the petition.
(e) Services to applicants seeking to adopt related children living in foreign countries. The Legislature recognizes that these children have an impelling need for adoptive placement with their relatives.
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