California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8618

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

A child adopted pursuant to this part may take the family name of the adoptive parent.

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Cal. Fam. Code § 8618 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-13-adoption/part-2-adoption-of-unmarried-minors/chapter-1-general-provisions/section-8618

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 8600§ 8600.5§ 8601§ 8601.5§ 8602§ 8603§ 8604§ 8605§ 8606§ 8606.5…§ 8618§ 8619§ 8619.5§ 8620§ 8621§ 8622§ 8623§ 8624§ 8625§ 8626

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