{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"7841","citation":"Fam. Code, § 7841","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 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL [7800. - 7895.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Procedure [7840. - 7895.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12/part-4/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Authorized Petitioners [7840. - 7842.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12/part-4/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 47, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.","effective":"2008-01-01","html":"

(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.

","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/authorized-petitioners-7841","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}