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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 4. Appointment of Counsel 7860-7864

§ 7862

California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If a parent appears without counsel and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel for the parent, unless that representation is knowingly and intelligently waived.

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

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