California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8503

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

“Adoptive parent” means a person who has obtained an order of adoption of a minor child or, in the case of an adult adoption, an adult.

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Cal. Fam. Code § 8503 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-13-adoption/part-1-definitions/section-8503

Other sections in Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

§ 8500§ 8502§ 8503§ 8506§ 8509§ 8512§ 8513§ 8514§ 8515§ 8518§ 8521§ 8524§ 8527§ 8530§ 8533§ 8539§ 8542§ 8543§ 8545§ 8548

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