Statute · California Family Code
Cal. Fam. Code § 7841 — Authorized Petitioners
Cal. Fam. Code § 7841
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2008-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Fam. Code § 7841 — Authorized Petitioners is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.