Section 7841 Of Article 1. Authorized Petitioners From California Family Law Code >> Division 12. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. (a) An interested person may file a petition under this part
for an order or judgment declaring a child free from the custody and
control of either or both parents.
(b) For purposes of this section, an "interested person" is one
who has a direct interest in the action, and includes, but is not
limited to, a person who has filed, or who intends to file within a
period of 6 months, an adoption petition under Section 8714, 8802, or
9000, or a licensed adoption agency to whom the child has been
relinquished by the other parent.