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Section 8615 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Family Law Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
8615
. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action may be brought
in the county in which the petitioner resides for the purpose of
obtaining for a child adopted by the petitioner a new birth
certificate specifying that a deceased spouse of the petitioner who
was in the home at the time of the initial placement of the child is
a parent of the child.
(b) In an adoption proceeding, the petitioner may request that the new birth certificate specify that a deceased spouse of the petitioner who was in the home at the time of the initial placement of the child is a parent of the child.
(c) The inclusion of the name of a deceased person in a birth certificate issued pursuant to a court order under this section does not affect any matter of testate or intestate succession, and is not competent evidence on the issue of the relationship between the adopted child and the deceased person in any action or proceeding.
(b) In an adoption proceeding, the petitioner may request that the new birth certificate specify that a deceased spouse of the petitioner who was in the home at the time of the initial placement of the child is a parent of the child.
(c) The inclusion of the name of a deceased person in a birth certificate issued pursuant to a court order under this section does not affect any matter of testate or intestate succession, and is not competent evidence on the issue of the relationship between the adopted child and the deceased person in any action or proceeding.
