{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-9004","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 9004","heading":"","body":"In a stepparent adoption, the form prescribed by the department for the consent of the birth parent shall contain substantially the following notice:\n“Notice to the parent who gives the child for adoption: If you and your child lived together at any time as parent and child, the adoption of your child through a stepparent adoption does not affect the child’s right to inherit your property or the property of other blood relatives.”","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","PART 2. ADOPTION OF UNMARRIED MINORS [8600. - 9212.]","CHAPTER 5. Stepparent Adoptions [9000. - 9007.]"],"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":"6031c2ca3e5f2cb811ec155afad4ed0bce9387b52caa6f13fd8e3168bb1abd9d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-9003","next":"us-ca/fam-9005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}