Adoption.

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An act to amend Sections 8807 and 9210 of, and to add Section 8626 to, the Family Code, relating to adoption.

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Clarifies and reaffirms California's longstanding jurisdiction for adoption proceedings, including confirmatory adoptions, for families who either never lived in California or who no longer live there, so long as the child was born in the state.

Signed into law by Governor Newsom on October 13, 2025.

Source: eqca.orgVerified 2026-04-16

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