Section 9201 Of Chapter 7. Disclosure Of Information From California Family Law Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7.
9201
. (a) Except as otherwise permitted or required by statute,
neither the department nor a licensed adoption agency shall release
information that would identify persons who receive, or have
received, adoption services.
(b) Employees of the department and licensed adoption agencies
shall release to the department at Sacramento any requested
information, including identifying information, for the purposes of
recordkeeping and monitoring, evaluation, and regulation of the
provision of adoption services.
(c) Prior to the placement of a child for adoption, the department
or licensed adoption agency may, upon the written request of both a
birth and a prospective adoptive parent, arrange for contact between
these birth and prospective adoptive parents that may include the
sharing of identifying information regarding these parents.
(d) The department and any licensed adoption agency may, upon
written authorization for the release of specified information by the
subject of that information, share information regarding a
prospective adoptive parent or birth parent with other social service
agencies, including the department and other licensed adoption
agencies, or providers of health care as defined in Section 56.05 of
the Civil Code.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the department and any licensed
adoption agency may furnish information relating to an adoption
petition or to a child in the custody of the department or any
licensed adoption agency to the juvenile court, county welfare
department, public welfare agency, private welfare agency licensed by
the department, provider of foster care services, potential adoptive
parent, or provider of health care as defined in Section 56.05 of
the Civil Code, if it is believed the child's welfare will be
promoted thereby.
(f) The department and any licensed adoption agency may make
adoption case records, including identifying information, available
for research purposes, provided that the research will not result in
the disclosure of the identity of the child or the parties to the
adoption to anyone other than the entity conducting the research.