{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-7884","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 7884","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless requested by the child concerning whom the petition has been filed and any parent or guardian present, the public shall not be admitted to a proceeding under this part.\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the judge may admit those persons the judge determines have a direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or in the work of the court.","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 6. Notice of Proceeding and Attendance at Hearing [7880. - 7884.]"],"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":"ba62fe142aff4153a47f128277ddfcebcaf7fbb1cc3f038fe116c978f99a1b5d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-7883","next":"us-ca/fam-7890"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}