Cal. FAM § 7845
This is the official text of Cal. FAM § 7845, part of California’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, domestic violence protections, and adoption. This particular section falls under Division 12, “Parent and Child Relationship.”
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Official statutory text
The petition shall be filed in any of the following:
(a) The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) resides or is found.
(b) The county in which any of the acts which are set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) are alleged to have occurred.
(c) The county in which a petition for the adoption of the child has been filed or the adoption agency to which the child has been relinquished or proposed to be relinquished has an office.
(a) The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) resides or is found.
(b) The county in which any of the acts which are set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) are alleged to have occurred.
(c) The county in which a petition for the adoption of the child has been filed or the adoption agency to which the child has been relinquished or proposed to be relinquished has an office.
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