Family Code § 7845

ARTICLE 2. Venue

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 7845Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 492, Sec. 2. (AB 941) Effective January 1, 2010.

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.