Section 8708 Of Chapter 2. Agency Adoptions From California Family Law Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
8708
. (a) The adoption agency to which a child has been freed for
adoption by either relinquishment or termination of parental rights
shall not do any of the following:
(1) Deny to any person the opportunity to become an adoptive
parent on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the
person or the child involved.
(2) Delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption on the
basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive parent
or the child involved.
(3) Delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption solely
because the prospective, approved adoptive family resides outside the
jurisdiction of the department, county adoption agency, or licensed
adoption agency. For purposes of this paragraph, an approved adoptive
family means a family approved pursuant to the California adoptive
applicant assessment standards. If the adoptive applicant assessment
was conducted in another state according to that state's standards,
the California placing agency shall determine whether the standards
of the other state substantially meet the standards and criteria
established in California adoption regulations.
(b) This section shall not be construed to affect the application
of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 and
following).