§ 2.38.080. Fee for independent adoptions.


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  • Except as otherwise provided herein, the department shall charge a prospective adoptive parent adopting a child pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 13 of the Family Code, Sections 8800 et seq., fees as follows: (A) for petitions filed from March 5, 1993, through June 30, 1993, a maximum of $500.00 before the filing of a favorable report in court, and (B) for petitions filed on or after July 1, 1993, a maximum of $1,250.

    The department may defer, waive, or reduce the fee when in its judgment the payment would cause economic hardship to the prospective adoptive parents and would be detrimental to the welfare of the child.

(Ord. 94-0045 § 2, 1994.)