California Family Code

§ 7667

FAM § 7667 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 12 · Part 3 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, an action to terminate the parental rights of an alleged father of a child as specified in this part shall be set for hearing not more than 45 days after filing of the petition, except as provided in subdivision (c).

(b)The matter so set shall have precedence over all other civil matters on the date set for trial, except an action to terminate parental rights pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 7800).

(c)The court may dispense with a hearing and issue an ex parte order terminating parental rights if any of the following applies:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 99. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.