Section 7661.

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If the other parent relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adoption of a child, the mother shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding and have the rights provided under Part 2 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 13, unless the mother’s relationship to the child has been previously terminated by a court or the mother has voluntarily relinquished for or consented to the adoption of the child.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 510, Sec. 16. (AB 1403) Effective January 1, 2014.)


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