California Family Code

§ 7601

FAM § 7601 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 12 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)“Natural parent” as used in this code means a nonadoptive parent established under this part, whether biologically related to the child or not.

(b)“Parent and child relationship” as used in this part means the legal relationship existing between a child and the child’s natural or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. The term includes the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship.

(c)This part does not preclude a finding that a child has a parent and child relationship with more than two parents.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 564, Sec. 5.5. (SB 274) Effective January 1, 2014.