CaliforniaAdoption.
What it does
Existing law governs the adoption of unmarried minors. Existing law grants a court of this state with jurisdiction of adoption proceedings for minors in specified circumstances, including, among others, when the minor and the prospective adoptive parent are physically present in this state and the minor has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the minor because the minor has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected.
More detail
This bill would expand the court's jurisdiction to include adoption proceedings for California-born minors when (1) proceedings to free the minor from the custody and control of one or both parents are not required to make the minor available for adoption and (2) the proceedings to free the minor from the custody and control of one or both parents to make the minor available for adoption are being brought in this state. The bill would clarify that the above provisions do not limit jurisdiction that is otherwise permitted under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. The bill would also require an adoption order issued for unmarried minors to include the names of the adoptive parent or parents and any existing parent or parents who will maintain their parental rights after the finalization of the adoption.
Existing law sets forth the procedures for completing an independent adoption, including an investigation and a report by the State Department of Social Services or the delegated county adoption agency on the proposed independent adoption, as specified. For investigations involving petitioners who are residents of a state other than California, existing law requires a review of an updated and current home study report that was conducted and approved by a licensed adoption agency or other authorized resource in the state in which the petitioner resides if the standards and criteria for the home study report in the other state are substantially commensurate with the standards and criteria established in California adoption regulations.
This bill would require a petitioner to be responsible for providing any additional documentation or information necessary to complete the investigation described above if the out-of-state home study report is not substantially commensurate with California standards or is otherwise missing required information.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Oct 13Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 757, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 13Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2893.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB450 Menjivar et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 450 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 3165.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 28Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 28Read third time and amended.Major
- Jul 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (July 2).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17Coauthors revised.
- Jun 12From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 5Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- May 29In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 1340.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1200.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- Apr 21April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 4Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 610.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 1
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Set for hearing April 1.
- Feb 26Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced