Family Code section 7845

The petition shall be filed in any of the following:

(a)

The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) resides or is found.

(b)

The county in which any of the acts which are set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) are alleged to have occurred.

(c)

The county in which a petition for the adoption of the child has been filed or the adoption agency to which the child has been relinquished or proposed to be relinquished has an office.

Source: Section 7845, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7845. (updated Jan. 1, 2010; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_7845

Original Source: Section 7845, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7845. (last accessed May 12, 2025).