{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"7845","citation":"Fam. Code, § 7845","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 2. Venue [7845. - 7845.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-12/part-4/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 492, Sec. 2.   (AB 941)   Effective January 1, 2010.","effective":"2010-01-01","html":"<p>The petition shall be filed in any of the following:</p><p>(a) The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/fam/7820\">7820</a>) resides or is found.</p><p>(b) The county in which any of the acts which are set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/fam/7820\">7820</a>) are alleged to have occurred.</p><p>(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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/venue-7845","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}