§ 102650 Single-Parent Adoption Certificates

This law says that when a child is adopted by a single man or woman, the new birth certificate can show that it is a single‑parent adoption if the adopting parent asks for it.

Key Takeaways

•A single person who adopts can have the adoption noted as a single‑parent adoption on the certificate.
•The notation only appears if the adopting parent specifically requests it.
•This rule works even if other parts of the law say something different.

Example

A single woman adopts a baby and wants the birth certificate to say the child was adopted by a single parent.

Because she is the only adopting parent, she can request that the certificate note "single‑parent adoption," and the state must allow it.

Notwithstanding other provisions in this article, when a child is adopted by an unmarried man or woman, the new certificate shall, if the adopting parent so requests, reflect the fact that it is a single-parent adoption. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

This law says that when a child is adopted by a single man or woman, the new birth certificate can show that it is a single‑parent adoption if the adopting parent asks for it.

Key Takeaways

•A single person who adopts can have the adoption noted as a single‑parent adoption on the certificate.
•The notation only appears if the adopting parent specifically requests it.
•This rule works even if other parts of the law say something different.

Example

A single woman adopts a baby and wants the birth certificate to say the child was adopted by a single parent.

Because she is the only adopting parent, she can request that the certificate note "single‑parent adoption," and the state must allow it.

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§ 102650 Single-Parent Adoption Certificates

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