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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09

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

§ 8542

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

“Prospective adoptive parent” means a person who has filed or intends to file a petition under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8600) to adopt a child who has been or who is to be placed in the person’s physical care or a petition under Part 3 (commencing with Section 9300) to adopt an adult.

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

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