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

§ 8616

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

After adoption, the adopted child and the adoptive parents shall sustain towards each other the legal relationship of parent and child and have all the rights and are subject to all the duties of that relationship.

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

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