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FAM § 7122

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Family Code - FAM
  2. DIVISION 11. MINORS [6500. - 7143.]
  3. PART 6. EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW [7000. - 7143.]
  4. CHAPTER 3. Court Declaration of Emancipation [7110. - 7143.]
  5. ARTICLE 2. Procedure for Declaration [7120. - 7123.]

(a) The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the minor’s best interest.

(b) If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue a declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.

(c) A declaration is conclusive evidence that the minor is emancipated.

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