{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"7602","citation":"Fam. Code, § 7602","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP [7500. - 7962.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12"},{"name":"PART 3. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT [7600. - 7730.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [7600. - 7606.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12/part-3/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.</p>","text":"The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-7602","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}