California § 8603 - A married person, not lawfully separated from the person
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 8603 — A married person, not lawfully separated from the person, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8603. A married person, not lawfully separated from the person
(a) A married person, not lawfully separated from the personâs spouse, shall not adopt a child without the consent of the spouse, provided that the spouse is capable of giving that consent. (b) The consent of the spouse shall not establish any parental rights or responsibilities on the part of the consenting spouse unless that person has consented to adopt the child in a writing filed with the court and is named in the final decree as an adoptive parent. The court shall not name the consenting spouse as an adoptive parent in the final decree unless the consenting spouse has filed a written consent to adopt the child with the court and has an approved adoption home study. (c) The court may dispense with the consent of a spouse who cannot be located after diligent search, or a spouse determined by the court to lack the capacity to consent. A spouse for whom consent was dispensed shall not be named as an adoptive parent in the final decree.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 8603 cover?
Section 8603 ("A married person, not lawfully separated from the person") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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