{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-8605","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 8605","heading":"","body":"A child not having a presumed father under Section 7611 may not be adopted without the consent of the child’s mother, if living.","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":"33b9030f46b090b31bbd356b37d4a31b234d9aa1854e9eacecc48069799a0a4c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-8604","next":"us-ca/fam-8606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}