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DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP 7500-7961›PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL 7800-7895›CHAPTER 3. Procedure 7840-7895›ARTICLE 6. Notice of Proceeding and Attendance at Hearing 7880-7884

§ 7884

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Unless requested by the child concerning whom the petition has been filed and any parent or guardian present, the public shall not be admitted to a proceeding under this part.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the judge may admit those persons the judge determines have a direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or in the work of the court.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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