CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [7800. - 7808.]

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 7800–7808 · 9 sections

• § 7800 The purpose of this part is to serve the welfare and best interest of a child by providing the stability and security of an adoptive home when those conditions…
• § 7801 This part shall be liberally construed to serve and protect the interests and welfare of the child.
• § 7802 A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a minor child declared free from the custody and control of either or both parents.
• § 7803 A declaration of freedom from parental custody and control pursuant to this part terminates all parental rights and responsibilities with regard to the child.
• § 7804 In a proceeding under this part, the court may appoint a suitable party to act in behalf of the child and may order such further notice of the proceedings to…
• § 7805 (a) A petition filed in a proceeding under this part, or a report of the probation officer or county department designated by the board of supervisors to…
• § 7806 There shall be no filing fee charged for a proceeding brought under this part.
• § 7807 (a) Sections 3020, 3022, 3040 to 3043, inclusive, and 3409 do not apply in a proceeding under this part. (b) Except as provided in this subdivision and…
• § 7808 This part does not apply to a minor adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 360 of the Welfare and Institutions…