Section 8609.5 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Family Law Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
8609.5
. An adoption request for the adoption of a nondependent
minor may be filed with the court in the county in which one of the
following applies:
(a) The petitioner resides.
(b) The child was born or resides at the time of filing.
(c) An office of the agency that placed the child for adoption is
located.
(d) An office of the department or a public adoption agency that
is investigating the petition is located.
(e) The county in which a placing birth parent or parents resided
when the adoptive placement agreement, consent, or relinquishment was
signed.
(f) The county in which a placing birth parent or parents resided
when the petition was filed.
(g) The county in which the child was freed for adoption.