California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Family Code - FAM |
Division 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
Part 3. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT |
Chapter 5. Termination of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings |
Section 7661.
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If a father relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adoption of a child, the mother shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding and have the rights provided under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 13, unless the mother's relationship to the child has been previously terminated by a court or the mother has voluntarily relinquished for or consented to the adoption of the child.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)