{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-7824","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 7824","heading":"","body":"(a) “Disability” as used in this section means any physical or mental incapacity which renders the parent or parents unable to care for and control the child adequately.\n(b) A proceeding under this part may be brought where all of the following requirements are satisfied:\n(1) The child is one whose parent or parents (A) suffer a disability because of the habitual use of alcohol, or any of the controlled substances specified in Schedules I to V, inclusive, of Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, except when these controlled substances are used as part of a medically prescribed plan, or (B) are morally depraved.\n(2) The child has been a dependent child of the juvenile court, and the parent or parents have been deprived of the child’s custody continuously for one year immediately before the filing of a petition pursuant to this part.\n(c) Physical custody by the parent or parents for insubstantial periods of time does not interrupt the running of the one-year period.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP [7500. - 7962.]","PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL [7800. - 7895.]","CHAPTER 2. Circumstances Where Proceeding May Be Brought [7820. - 7827.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"21ab5bc4cd318919154235f1bbd474f3f9bee7307dc019223ee69fd8eb29843e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-7823","next":"us-ca/fam-7825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}