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Subcommittee advances bill clarifying California jurisdiction for confirmatory adoptions
Summary
SB 450 would clarify that California courts may adjudicate confirmatory adoptions for children born in California even when the adoptive parents no longer live in the state; the subcommittee advanced the measure to Appropriations after proponents from Equality California and adoption law groups testified.
A State Senate Judiciary subcommittee moved SB 450 to the Senate Appropriations Committee after author Senator María Menjivar told the panel the bill clarifies California—ourt jurisdiction over confirmatory adoptions for children born in the state even when adoptive families no longer reside here.
"SB 450 will clarify and reaffirm California's longstanding jurisdiction for adoption proceedings including confirmatory adoptions," Menjivar said. She said the change is intended to ensure that families who…
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