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DIVISION 13. ADOPTION 8500-9340›PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS 8600-9212›CHAPTER 5. Stepparent Adoptions 9000-9007

§ 9007

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

Except as provided in Section 9000.5, the prospective adoptive parent and the child proposed to be adopted shall appear before the court pursuant to Sections 8612, 8613, and 8613.5.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 636, Sec. 7. (AB 2344) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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