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ADOPT-330Mandatory

Request for Appointment of Confidential Intermediary

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2024

This form asks the court to appoint a Confidential Intermediary to help the person get contact information for a sibling after an adoption. It requires the person to have first asked the Department of Social Services for this information and not received it.

The court describes it as: Asks the court to appoint someone (Confidential Intermediary) to help you ask for your sibling's contact information after you or your sibling has been adopted. This form cannot be completed by you unless you have already asked the Department of Social Services for this information and you did not get that information.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used when someone wants to contact a sibling who was adopted, and that sibling is not currently under the court's care. The person must first ask the adoption department for the information before using this form.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who should fill out this form?
The form is filled out by the person who is asking the court to appoint the intermediary.
What must I do before filing this form?
Before filling out this form, you must ask the department or licensed adoption agency involved in the adoption for contact information with your sibling.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2024.

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