Existing law grants a court of this state with jurisdiction of adoption proceedings for minors in specified circumstances, including, among others, when the minor and the prospective adoptive parent are physically present in this state and the minor has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the minor because the minor has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected.
This bill would expand the court's jurisdiction to include adoption proceedings for California-born minors when (1) legal proceedings are not required to make the minor available for adoption and (2) the legal proceedings to make the minor available for adoption are being brought in this state. The bill would clarify that the above provisions do not limit jurisdiction that is otherwise permitted under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

Statutes affected:
SB 450: 9210 FAM
02/18/25 - Introduced: 9210 FAM