Current Version
| Region | California |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | California law states that an adult related to the child, a person named in a deceased parent’s will, a legal guardian, or a person with whom the child has been placed for adoption is permitted to petition to adopt. California §8600, 8601 permit same-sex adoption, and second-parent adoption is legal per case law exhibited via Sharon v. Supreme Court, 31 Cal. 4th 417 (2003). This case also explicitly banned discrimination based on sexual orientation in all adoptions and foster care placements in California. |
| Sources | http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fam&group=08001-09000&file=8800-8823 http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/california-adoption-law www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/california California Family Code §8600, 8601 Sharon v. Supreme Court, 31 Cal. 4th 417 (2003) |
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| Description | California law states that an adult related to the child, a person named in a deceased parent’s will, a legal guardian, or a person with whom the child has been placed for adoption is permitted to petition to adopt. | California law states that an adult related to the child, a person named in a deceased parent’s will, a legal guardian, or a person with whom the child has been placed for adoption is permitted to petition to adopt. California §8600, 8601 permit same-sex adoption, and second-parent adoption is legal per case law exhibited via Sharon v. Supreme Court, 31 Cal. 4th 417 (2003). This case also explicitly banned discrimination based on sexual orientation in all adoptions and foster care placements in California. |
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| Sources | http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fam&group=08001-09000&file=8800-8823 http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/california-adoption-law | http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fam&group=08001-09000&file=8800-8823 http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/california-adoption-law www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/california California Family Code §8600, 8601 Sharon v. Supreme Court, 31 Cal. 4th 417 (2003) |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | California law states that an adult related to the child, a person named in a deceased parent’s will, a legal guardian, or a person with whom the child has been placed for adoption is permitted to petition to adopt. |
| Sources | http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fam&group=08001-09000&file=8800-8823 http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/california-adoption-law |