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Family Code - FAM

DIVISION 11. MINORS [6500 - 7143]

  ( Division 11 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. )
  

PART 6. EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW [7000 - 7143]

  ( Part 6 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. )
  

CHAPTER 3. Court Declaration of Emancipation [7110 - 7143]

  ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. )
  

ARTICLE 2. Procedure for Declaration [7120 - 7123]
  ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. )

  
7122.  

(a) The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the minor’s best interest.

(b) If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue a declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.

(c) A declaration is conclusive evidence that the minor is emancipated.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 107. Effective January 1, 2003.)