Family Code - FAM
DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP [7500 - 7962]
( Division 12 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. ) PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL [7800 - 7895]
( Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. ) CHAPTER 3. Procedure [7840 - 7895]
( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. ) ARTICLE 1. Authorized Petitioners [7840 - 7842]
( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. ) 7841.
(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 47, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)