{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-9301","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 9301","heading":"","body":"A married person who is not lawfully separated from the person’s spouse may not adopt an adult without the consent of the spouse, provided that the spouse is capable of giving that consent.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 13. ADOPTION [8500. - 9340.]","PART 3. ADOPTION OF ADULTS AND MARRIED MINORS [9300. - 9340.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [9300. - 9307.]"],"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":"2fe631951216b5466813682c52f2cba2e299cc2c5b06e3e8685dbc2009bee99c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-9300","next":"us-ca/fam-9302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}