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DIVISION 13. ADOPTION 8500-9340›PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS 8600-9213›CHAPTER 2.5. Adoptions by Relative Caregivers or Foster Parents 8730-8736

§ 8731

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

If the prospective adoptive parent of a child is a foster parent, the assessment or home study described in Section 8730 shall not be initiated until the child to be adopted has resided in the home of the foster parent for at least six months.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 983, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)

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