{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-8542","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 8542","heading":"","body":"“Prospective adoptive parent” means a person who has filed or intends to file a petition under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8600) to adopt a child who has been or who is to be placed in the person’s physical care or a petition under Part 3 (commencing with Section 9300) to adopt an adult.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","PART 1. DEFINITIONS [8500. - 8548.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f0ed89c5312e4613bcefed9c970945c9fcd483e3dc7474d189226bf2ba139ebb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-8539","next":"us-ca/fam-8543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}