Family Code section 7841

(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.

Source: Section 7841, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7841. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 7841’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_7841

Original Source: Section 7841, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7841. (last accessed May 12, 2025).