Section 7826 Of Chapter 2. Circumstances Where Proceeding May Be Brought From California Family Law Code >> Division 12. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2.
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. A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the
following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The child is one whose parent or parents have been declared by
a court of competent jurisdiction, wherever situated, to be
developmentally disabled or mentally ill.
(b) In the state or country in which the parent or parents reside
or are hospitalized, the Director of State Hospitals or the Director
of Developmental Services, or their equivalent, if any, and the
executive director of the hospital, if any, of which the parent or
parents are inmates or patients, certify that the parent or parents
so declared to be developmentally disabled or mentally ill will not
be capable of supporting or controlling the child in a proper manner.