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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.492
Adoption by a United States resident of a child resident in a foreign country that is party to the Hague Adoption Convention
A United States resident who plans to adopt, in California, a child resident in a foreign country that is party to the Hague Adoption Convention must provide to the California court the required proof, in the form of a Hague Custody Declaration, that all required Hague Adoption Convention findings have been made by the child's country of residence.
History
Rule 5.492 adopted effective July 1, 2013.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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