{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-7845","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 7845","heading":"","body":"The petition shall be filed in any of the following:\n(a) The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) resides or is found.\n(b) The county in which any of the acts which are set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) are alleged to have occurred.\n(c) The county in which a petition for the adoption of the child has been filed or the adoption agency to which the child has been relinquished or proposed to be relinquished has an office.","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 2. Venue [7845. - 7845.]"],"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":"eab32b62f0a7684747b9b4f66fe6757faa5c377dbe0488e7227bace3a86fa02d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-7842","next":"us-ca/fam-7850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}