§ 9204 Mutual Consent Adoption Contact

Family Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If an adopted adult and their birth parents both agree in writing, the adoption agency can help them meet.
•The agency cannot ask or pressure anyone to sign the agreement.
•The agreement must be in a special form provided by the agency.

Example

A 30-year-old person who was adopted as a baby wants to meet their birth parents.

If both the adopted person and their birth parents sign a paper saying they want to meet, the adoption agency can help set up a meeting. But the agency can't ask them to sign the paper—they have to decide on their own.

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§ 9204 Mutual Consent Adoption Contact

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if an adult adoptee and the adult adoptee’s birth parents have each filed a written consent with the department or licensed adoption agency, the department or licensed adoption agency may arrange for contact between those persons. Neither the department nor a licensed adoption agency may solicit, directly or indirectly, the execution of a written consent. (b) The written consent authorized by this section shall be in a form prescribed by the department. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

Key Terms

adult adoptee birth parents written consent licensed adoption agency

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 9204.

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