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
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.492
Current text effective July 1, 2013.
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.
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
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.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.