Fam. Code, § 7841 · Article 1. Authorized Petitioners
Fam. Code, § 7841
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 47, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.
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