Cal. Family Code § 8616 : California Family Code — Adoption — General Provisions — Legal relationship of parent and child after adoption Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session After adoption, the adopted child and the adoptive parents shall sustain towards each other the legal relationship of parent and child and have all the rights and are subject to all the duties of that relationship. Ca. Fam. Code § 8616