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DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP 7500-7962›PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL 7800-7895›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 7800-7808

§ 7800

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

The purpose of this part is to serve the welfare and best interest of a child by providing the stability and security of an adoptive home when those conditions are otherwise missing from the child’s life.

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

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