Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 89137

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 89137 - Adoption Agency Fees

(a) Public Adoption Agency. A fee of $500 shall be charged by a public adoption agency (see Section 225p of the Civil Code).

A county adoption agency or the Department may waive, defer or reduce the fee when its payment would cause economic hardship to the adopting parents, would be detrimental to the adopted child, or if necessary to obtain the placement of a hard-to-place child. If the fee is waived, reduced or deferred, the case record shall reflect the basis upon which the decision is made.

(b) Private Adoption Agency. No private adoption agency shall charge or collect any fee for its services unless and until it has submitted to and obtained the approval of the Department with respect to both the maximum fee that may be charged and the agency's fee payment plan.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 89137

Note: Authority cited: Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 225p, Civil Code; Sections 1501, 1506, 1530 and 1531, Health and Safety Code.