What is the law on withdrawal of petition from adoption?
Full Question:
We had filed a petition for adoption with an agency few months ago. Unforeseen circumstances have led us to back off from it and would like to know the law on withdrawal of petition from adoption in California?
02/13/2017 |
Category: Adoption |
State: California |
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Answer:
It is provided in Cal Fam Code § 8918. It reads:
“At the hearing, if the court sustains the recommendation that the child be removed from the home of the petitioners because the licensed adoption agency has recommended denial or the petitioners desire to withdraw the petition or the court dismisses the petition and does not return the child to the child's parents, the court shall commit the child to the care of the licensed adoption agency for the agency to arrange adoptive placement or to make a suitable plan.”