GroundRules
FAM § 7841
Where this section sits in the code
- Family Code - FAM
- DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP [7500. - 7962.]
- PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL [7800. - 7895.]
- CHAPTER 3. Procedure [7840. - 7895.]
- ARTICLE 1. Authorized Petitioners [7840. - 7842.]
(a) An interested person may file a petition under this part for an order or judgment declaring a child free from the custody and control of either or both parents.
(b) For purposes of this section, an “interested person” is one who has a direct interest in the action, and includes, but is not limited to, a person who has filed, or who intends to file within a period of 6 months, an adoption petition under Section 8714, 8802, or 9000, or a licensed adoption agency to whom the child has been relinquished by the other parent.
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