California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Family Code - FAM |
Division 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
Part 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL |
Chapter 3. Procedure |
ARTICLE 1. Authorized Petitioners |
Section 7841.
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(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.
(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 47, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)