A review of recent statutory changes that affect adoptions. Topics include allowing a child’s presumed father to waive his right to notice of any adoption and/or to deny his paternity, before or after a child is born; clarifying that adoption agencies accepting a relinquishment from a child’s birth parent(s) are required to inform themthat during any time after the relinquishment is signed and before it is filed with CDSS, he or she may request the relinquishment be withdrawn; allows a child’s birth parent(s) to sign a waiver of the right to revoke consent to adoption. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations