California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Family Code - FAM |
Division 13. ADOPTION |
Part 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS |
Chapter 3. Independent Adoptions |
Section 8815.
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(a) Once the revocable consent to adoption has become permanent as provided in Section 8814.5, the consent to the adoption by the prospective adoptive parents may not be withdrawn.
(b) Before the time when the revocable consent becomes permanent as provided in Section 8814.5, the birth parent or parents may request return of the child. In such a case the child shall immediately be returned to the birth parent or parents so requesting.
(c) If the person or persons with whom the child has been placed have concerns that the birth parent or parents requesting return of the child are unfit or present a danger of harm to the child, that person's or those persons' only option is to report their concerns to the investigating adoption agency and the appropriate child welfare agency. These concerns shall not be a basis for failure to immediately return the child.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1995.