Family Code section 7122

(a)

The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the minor’s best interest.

(b)

If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue a declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.

(c)

A declaration is conclusive evidence that the minor is emancipated.

Source: Section 7122, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7122.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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