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Section 8818 Of Chapter 3. Independent Adoptions From California Family Law Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) The department shall adopt a statement to be presented to
the birth parents at the time the consent to adoption is signed and
to prospective adoptive parents at the time of the home study. The
statement shall, in a clear and concise manner and in words
calculated to ensure the confidence of the birth parents in the
integrity of the adoption process, communicate to the birth parent of
a child who is the subject of an adoption petition all of the
following facts:
(1) It is in the child's best interest that the birth parents keep the department informed of any health problems that the parent develops that could affect the child.
(2) It is extremely important that the birth parent keep an address current with the department in order to permit a response to inquiries concerning medical or social history.
(3) Section 9203 of the Family Code authorizes a person who has been adopted and who attains the age of 21 years to request the department to disclose the name and address of the adoptee's birth parents. Consequently, it is of the utmost importance that the birth parent indicate whether to allow this disclosure by checking the appropriate box provided on the form.
(4) The birth parent may change the decision whether to permit disclosure of the birth parent's name and address, at any time, by sending a notarized letter to that effect, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the department.
(5) The consent will be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which the adoption takes place. The file is not open to inspection by any persons other than the parties to the adoption proceeding, their attorneys, and the department, except upon order of a judge of the superior court.
(b) The department shall adopt a form to be signed by the birth parents at the time the consent to adoption is signed, which shall provide as follows:
(1) It is in the child's best interest that the birth parents keep the department informed of any health problems that the parent develops that could affect the child.
(2) It is extremely important that the birth parent keep an address current with the department in order to permit a response to inquiries concerning medical or social history.
(3) Section 9203 of the Family Code authorizes a person who has been adopted and who attains the age of 21 years to request the department to disclose the name and address of the adoptee's birth parents. Consequently, it is of the utmost importance that the birth parent indicate whether to allow this disclosure by checking the appropriate box provided on the form.
(4) The birth parent may change the decision whether to permit disclosure of the birth parent's name and address, at any time, by sending a notarized letter to that effect, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the department.
(5) The consent will be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which the adoption takes place. The file is not open to inspection by any persons other than the parties to the adoption proceeding, their attorneys, and the department, except upon order of a judge of the superior court.
(b) The department shall adopt a form to be signed by the birth parents at the time the consent to adoption is signed, which shall provide as follows:
