But the process, as it stands today, is long, complicated, and very expensive. Fletcher has said that it can cost up to $20,000 to adopt a child.
To make the process more approachable, Fletcher has proposed a string of reforms, many of which are technical, are not a silver bullet, but California’s convoluted family law could benefit from even incremental change.
The proposals haven’t raised much opposition, but the Governor has yet to take a position on them. The bills are currently pending in the Senate for approval.
From the San Diego Union Tribune:
Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher understands firsthand the daunting challenges that confront Californians who want to adopt.
After all, both of his children are adopted.
The San Diego Republican’s latest in a string of narrow, modest measures to make adoptions easier, cheaper and faster is expected to clear the Senate as early as Monday and head to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.
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