Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09
DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP 7500-7962›PART 1. RIGHTS OF PARENTS 7500-7507
§ 7507
California Family Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil action brought by the child, or by the child’s relative within the third degree, or by the supervisors of the county where the child resides; and when the abuse is established, the child may be freed from the dominion of the parent, and the duty of support and education enforced.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 170. Effective January 1, 1994.)
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