DIVISION 13. ADOPTION 8500-9340›PART 1. DEFINITIONS 8500-8548

§ 8503

California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Adoptive parent” means a person who has obtained an order of adoption of a minor child or, in the case of an adult adoption, an adult.

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

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