141 chapters · 1,629 sections in this title.
Fam. Code § 8730 Section 8730
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(a) Subject to the requirements of subdivision (b), the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency may provide an abbreviated home study assessment for any of the following: (1) A licensed or certified foster parent with whom the child has lived for a minimum…
Fam. Code § 8731 Section 8731
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If the prospective adoptive parent of a child is a foster parent, the assessment or home study described in Section 8730 shall not be initiated until the child to be adopted has resided in the home of the foster parent for at least six months. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 983, Sec.…
Fam. Code § 8732 Section 8732
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A report of a medical examination of the foster parent with whom the child has lived for a minimum of six months or the relative caregiver who has had an ongoing and significant relationship with the child shall be included in the assessment of each applicant unless the departmen…
Fam. Code § 8733 Section 8733
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The department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall require the adoptive parent to be provided with information related to the specific needs of the child to be adopted, that, as determined by the licensed adoption agency, may include information regarding t…