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Title 22 - Social SecurityDivision 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health ServicesPart 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services RegulationsSubdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and AboveChapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered]Subchapter 4 - Procedures for Independent Adoptions
Article 1 - Agency Responsibility
Section 35079 - Investigation of Petition

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 35079

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 35079 - Investigation of Petition
(a) (Reserved)
(b) In an independent adoption, the agency shall investigate the adoption after the petition has been filed and file a court report recommending whether to grant the petition to adopt in accordance with Family Code Sections 8539, 8801(b), 8806, 8807, and 8808.
(1) (Reserved)
(2) (Reserved)
(3) (Reserved)
(4) (Reserved)
(5) (Reserved)
(A) (Reserved)
(6) (Reserved)
(c) In the event that two separate agencies receive copies of petitions to adopt the same child, the agencies shall:
(1) Exchange information on the two petitions, and
(2) Determine which of the petitioners will best meet the needs of the child, and
(3) Report to the court.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 35079

1. New section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 3-7-89; operative 4-6-89 (Register 89, No. 11).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 12-28-89 as an emergency; operative 1-1-90 (Register 90, No. 3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 5-1-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-28-89 order transmitted to OAL 4-27-90 and filed 5-25-90 (Register 90, No. 28).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
6. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection designators (b)(1)-(6), and amendment of NOTE filed 12-29-94; operative 1-1-95 (Register 94, No. 52).
7. Editorial correction of HISTORY 6 (Register 95, No. 13).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 8621, Family Code. Reference: Sections 8539, 8801(b), 8806, 8807 and 8808, Family Code; and 25 USC 1901 et seq.