DIVISION 13. ADOPTION 8500-9340›PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS 8600-9213›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 8600-8622

§ 8602

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The consent of a child, if over the age of 12 years, is necessary to the child’s adoption.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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