{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-8602","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 8602","heading":"","body":"The consent of a child, if over the age of 12 years, is necessary to the child’s adoption.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS [8600. - 9212.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [8600. - 8626.]"],"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":"84a0cf535d7a2f89740a7b0e7a59c7008625f16dd944c360d7a0169352b57a2f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-8601.5","next":"us-ca/fam-8603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}