{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-7825","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 7825","heading":"","body":"(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfied:\n(1) The child is one whose parent or parents are convicted of a felony.\n(2) The facts of the crime of which the parent or parents were convicted are of such a nature so as to prove the unfitness of the parent or parents to have the future custody and control of the child. In making a determination pursuant to this section, the court may consider the parent’s criminal record prior to the felony conviction to the extent that the criminal record demonstrates a pattern of behavior substantially related to the welfare of the child or the parent’s ability to exercise custody and control regarding the child.\n(b) The mother of a child may bring a proceeding under this part against the father of the child, where the child was conceived as a result of an act in violation of Section 261 of the Penal Code, and where the father was convicted of that violation. For purposes of this subdivision, there is a conclusive presumption that the father is unfit to have custody or control of the child.","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":"753fb0b04dd801019d7e4316cc150e714f67032d16a929bc87d60eea6be49da4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-7824","next":"us-ca/fam-7826"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}