{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-7841","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 7841","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["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.]"],"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":"c3c0cf994a9bcd6ff27864663c7f654d1ca845a8f183c53ec837844029bb8c91","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-7840","next":"us-ca/fam-7842"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}