California § 7841 - An interested person may file a petition under this part for an order or judgment

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§ 7841. An interested person may file a petition under this part for an order or judgment

(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.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 7841 ("An interested person may file a petition under this part for an order or judgment") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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