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DIVISION 13. ADOPTION 8500-9340›PART 3. ADOPTION OF ADULTS AND MARRIED MINORS 9300-9340›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 9300-9307

§ 9306

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

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the birth parents of a person adopted pursuant to this part are, from the time of the adoption, relieved of all parental duties towards, and all responsibility for, the adopted person, and have no right over the adopted person.

(b) Where an adult is adopted by the spouse of a birth parent, the parental rights and responsibilities of that birth parent are not affected by the adoption.

(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 266, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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