A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a child under the age of 18 years declared free from the custody and control of either or both parents if the child comes within any of the descriptions set out in this chapter.
Cal. Fam. Code § 7820
Circumstances Where Proceeding May Be Brought
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 142 Cal. App. 4th 988 - In Re Adoption of Hannah S. (2006)
Most recently applied in 185 Cal. App. 4th 491 - In Re Marriage of Jill & Victor D. (June 2010)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.