Section 8710.3 Of Chapter 2. Agency Adoptions From California Family Law Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
8710.3
. If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed
adoption agency has approved a family for adoption pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 8708 and that family may be appropriate
for placement of a child who has been adjudged a dependent child of
the juvenile court, the department, county adoption agency, or
licensed adoption agency shall register the family with the statewide
exchange system established pursuant to Section 8710.2, except in
either of the following circumstances:
(a) The family refuses to consent to the registration.
(b) A specific child or children have already been identified for
adoptive placement with the family.