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2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 10 - PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › PART 6 - Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act › Section 6459.

6459. This part applies to a Canadian domestic violence protection order issued before, on, or after January 1, 2018, and to a continuing action for enforcement of a Canadian domestic violence protection order commenced before, on, or after January 1, 2018. A request for enforcement of a Canadian domestic violence protection order made on or after January 1, 2018, for a violation of the order occurring before, on, or after January 1, 2018, is governed by this part.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (SB 204) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 10 - PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › PART 6 - Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act › Section 6460.

6460. If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part are severable.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (SB 204) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 1 - AGE OF MAJORITY › Section 6500.

6500. A minor is an individual who is under 18 years of age. The period of minority is calculated from the first minute of the day on which the individual is born to the same minute of the corresponding day completing the period of minority.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 1 - AGE OF MAJORITY › Section 6502.

6502. (a) The use of or reference to the words “age of majority,” “age of minority,” “adult,” “minor,” or words of similar intent in any instrument, order, transfer, or governmental communication made in this state:
(1) Before March 4, 1972, makes reference to individuals 21 years of age and older, or younger than 21 years of age.
(2) On or after March 4, 1972, makes reference to individuals 18 years of age and older, or younger than 18 years of age.
(b) Nothing in subdivision (a) or in Chapter 1748 of the Statutes of 1971 prevents amendment of any court order, will, trust, contract, transfer, or instrument to refer to the 18-year-old age of majority if the court order, will, trust, contract, transfer, or instrument satisfies all of the following conditions:
(1) It was in existence on March 4, 1972.
(2) It is subject to amendment by law, and amendment is allowable or not prohibited by its terms.
(3) It is otherwise subject to the laws of this state.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 2 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS › Section 6600.

6600. A minor is civilly liable for a wrong done by the minor, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the minor was capable of knowing that the act was wrongful.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 2 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS › Section 6601.

6601. A minor may enforce the minor’s rights by civil action or other legal proceedings in the same manner as an adult, except that a guardian must conduct the action or proceedings.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 2 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS › Section 6602.

6602. A contract for attorney’s fees for services in litigation, made by or on behalf of a minor, is void unless the contract is approved, on petition by an interested person, by the court in which the litigation is pending or by the court having jurisdiction of the guardianship estate of the minor. If the contract is not approved and a judgment is recovered by or on behalf of the minor, the attorney’s fees chargeable against the minor shall be fixed by the court rendering the judgment.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 1 - Capacity to Contract › Section 6700.

6700. Except as provided in Section 6701, a minor may make a contract in the same manner as an adult, subject to the power of disaffirmance under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 6710), and subject to Part 1 (commencing with Section 300) of Division 3 (validity of marriage).
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 1 - Capacity to Contract › Section 6701.

6701. A minor cannot do any of the following:
(a) Give a delegation of power.
(b) Make a contract relating to real property or any interest therein.
(c) Make a contract relating to any personal property not in the immediate possession or control of the minor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 2 - Disaffirmance of Contracts › Section 6710.

6710. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a contract of a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor before majority or within a reasonable time afterwards or, in case of the minor’s death within that period, by the minor’s heirs or personal representative.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 2 - Disaffirmance of Contracts › Section 6711.

6711. A minor cannot disaffirm an obligation, otherwise valid, entered into by the minor under the express authority or direction of a statute.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 2 - Disaffirmance of Contracts › Section 6712.

6712. A contract, otherwise valid, entered into during minority, may not be disaffirmed on that ground either during the actual minority of the person entering into the contract, or at any time thereafter, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The contract is to pay the reasonable value of things necessary for the support of the minor or the minor’s family.
(b) These things have been actually furnished to the minor or to the minor’s family.
(c) The contract is entered into by the minor when not under the care of a parent or guardian able to provide for the minor or the minor’s family.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 2 - Disaffirmance of Contracts › Section 6713.

6713. If, before the contract of a minor is disaffirmed, goods the minor has sold are transferred to another purchaser who bought them in good faith for value and without notice of the transferor’s defect of title, the minor cannot recover the goods from an innocent purchaser.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 3 - CONTRACTS › CHAPTER 3 - Contracts in Art, Entertainment, and Professional Sports › Section 6751.

6751. (a) A contract, otherwise valid, of a type described in Section 6750, entered into during minority, cannot be disaffirmed on that ground either during the minority of the person entering into the contract, or at any time thereafter, if the contract has been approved by the superior court in any county in which the minor resides or is employed or in which any party to the contract has its principal office in this state for the transaction of business.
(b) Approval of the court may be given on petition of any party to the contract, after such reasonable notice to all other parties to the contract as is fixed by the court, with opportunity to such other parties to appear and be heard.
(c) Approval of the court given under this section extends to the whole of the contract and all of its terms and provisions, including, but not limited to, any optional or conditional provisions contained in the contract for extension, prolongation, or termination of the term of the contract.
(d) For the purposes of any proceeding under this chapter, a parent or legal guardian, as the case may be, entitled to the physical custody, care, and control of the minor at the time of the proceeding shall be considered the minor’s guardian ad litem for the proceeding, unless the court shall determine that appointment of a different individual as guardian ad litem is required in the best interests of the minor.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 940, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 6900.

6900. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 6901.

6901. “Dental care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, dental or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and hospital care by a dentist licensed under the Dental Practice Act.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 6902.

6902. “Medical care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and hospital care under the general or special supervision and upon the advice of or to be rendered by a physician and surgeon licensed under the Medical Practice Act.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 6903.

6903. “Parent or guardian” means either parent if both parents have legal custody, or the parent or person having legal custody, or the guardian, of a minor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 6904.

6904. “Vision care” means the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of disorders, diseases, and dysfunctions of the visual system and the provision of habilitative or rehabilitative optometric services by an optometrist licensed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 3000) of Chapter 7 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 152, Sec. 1. (SB 457) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court › Section 6910.

6910. The parent, guardian, or caregiver of a minor who is a relative of the minor and who may authorize medical care and dental care under Section 6550, may authorize in writing an adult into whose care a minor has been entrusted to consent to medical care or dental care, or both, for the minor.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 563, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court › Section 6911.

6911. (a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for medical care or dental care or both for the minor if the court determines all of the following:
(1) The minor is 16 years of age or older and resides in this state.
(2) The consent of a parent or guardian is necessary to permit the medical care or dental care or both, and the minor has no parent or guardian available to give the consent.
(b) No fee may be charged for proceedings under this section.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6920.

6920. Subject to the limitations provided in this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor may consent to the matters provided in this chapter, and the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian is not necessary.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6921.

6921. A consent given by a minor under this chapter is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6922.

6922. (a) A minor may consent to the minor’s medical care, vision care, or dental care if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The minor is 15 years of age or older.
(2) The minor is living separate and apart from the minor’s parents or guardian, whether with or without the parent’s or guardian’s consent and regardless of the duration of the separate residence.
(3) The minor is managing the minor’s own financial affairs, regardless of the source of the minor’s income.
(b) The parents or guardian are not liable for medical care, vision care, or dental care provided pursuant to this section.
(c) A physician and surgeon, optometrist, or dentist may, with or without the consent of the minor patient, advise the minor’s parent or guardian of the treatment given or needed if the physician and surgeon, optometrist, or dentist has reason to know, on the basis of the information given by the minor, the whereabouts of the parent or guardian.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 152, Sec. 2. (SB 457) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6925.

6925. (a) A minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy.
(b) This section does not authorize a minor:
(1) To be sterilized without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian.
(2) To receive an abortion without the consent of a parent or guardian other than as provided in Section 123450 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 46. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6926.

6926. (a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease, if the disease or condition is one that is required by law or regulation adopted pursuant to law to be reported to the local health officer, or is a related sexually transmitted disease, as may be determined by the State Public Health Officer.
(b) A minor who is 12 years of age or older may consent to medical care related to the prevention of a sexually transmitted disease.
(c) The minor’s parents or guardian are not liable for payment for medical care provided pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 652, Sec. 1. (AB 499) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6927.

6927. A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who is alleged to have been raped may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the condition and the collection of medical evidence with regard to the alleged rape.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6928.

6928. (a) “Sexually assaulted” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, conduct coming within Section 261, 286, or 287 of the Penal Code.
(b) A minor who is alleged to have been sexually assaulted may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis and treatment of the condition, and the collection of medical evidence with regard to the alleged sexual assault.
(c) The professional person providing medical treatment shall attempt to contact the minor’s parent or guardian and shall note in the minor’s treatment record the date and time the professional person attempted to contact the parent or guardian and whether the attempt was successful or unsuccessful. This subdivision does not apply if the professional person reasonably believes that the minor’s parent or guardian committed the sexual assault on the minor.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 25. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6929.1.

6929.1. Notwithstanding any other law, a minor 16 years of age or older may consent to opioid use disorder treatment that uses buprenorphine at a physician’s office, clinic, or health facility, by a licensed physician and surgeon or other health care provider acting within the scope of their practice, whether or not the minor also has the consent of their parent or guardian.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 456, Sec. 2. (AB 816) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 4 - MEDICAL TREATMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Consent by Minor › Section 6930.

6930. (a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who states that the minor is injured as a result of intimate partner violence may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the injury and the collection of medical evidence with regard to the alleged intimate partner violence.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, “intimate partner violence” means an intentional or reckless infliction of bodily harm that is perpetrated by a person with whom the minor has or has had a sexual, dating, or spousal relationship.
(2) This section does not apply when a minor is an alleged victim of rape, as defined in Section 261 of the Penal Code, in which case Section 6927 shall apply, and does not apply when a minor is alleged to have been sexually assaulted, as described in Section 6928, in which case that section shall apply.
(c) If the health practitioner providing treatment believes that the injuries described in subdivision (a) require a report pursuant to Section 11160 of the Penal Code, the health practitioner shall do both of the following:
(1) Inform the minor that the report will be made.
(2) Attempt to contact the minor’s parent or guardian and inform them of the report. The health practitioner shall note in the minor’s treatment record the date and time of the attempt to contact the parent or guardian and whether the attempt was successful or unsuccessful. This paragraph does not apply if the health practitioner reasonably believes that the minor’s parent or guardian committed the intimate partner violence on the minor.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 626, Sec. 11. (AB 1171) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 5 - ENLISTMENT IN ARMED FORCES › Section 6950.

6950. (a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for enlistment by the minor in the armed forces of the United States if the court determines all of the following:
(1) The minor is 16 years of age or older and resides in this state.
(2) The consent of a parent or guardian is necessary to permit the enlistment, and the minor has no parent or guardian available to give the consent.
(b) No fee may be charged for proceedings under this section.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7000.

7000. This part may be cited as the Emancipation of Minors Law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7001.

7001. It is the purpose of this part to provide a clear statement defining emancipation and its consequences and to permit an emancipated minor to obtain a court declaration of the minor’s status. This part is not intended to affect the status of minors who may become emancipated under the decisional case law that was in effect before the enactment of Chapter 1059 of the Statutes of 1978.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7002.

7002. A person under the age of 18 years is an emancipated minor if any of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) The person has entered into a valid marriage, or has established a valid domestic partnership, regardless of whether the marriage or the domestic partnership has been dissolved.
(b) The person is on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States.
(c) The person has received a declaration of emancipation pursuant to Section 7122.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 660, Sec. 9. (SB 273) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Effect of Emancipation › Section 7050.

7050. An emancipated minor shall be considered as being an adult for the following purposes:
(a) The minor’s right to support by the minor’s parents.
(b) The right of the minor’s parents to the minor’s earnings and to control the minor.
(c) The application of Sections 300 and 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(d) Ending all vicarious or imputed liability of the minor’s parents or guardian for the minor’s torts. Nothing in this section affects any liability of a parent, guardian, spouse, or employer imposed by the Vehicle Code, or any vicarious liability that arises from an agency relationship.
(e) The minor’s capacity to do any of the following:
(1) Consent to medical, dental, or psychiatric care, without parental consent, knowledge, or liability.
(2) Enter into a binding contract or give a delegation of power.
(3) Buy, sell, lease, encumber, exchange, or transfer an interest in real or personal property, including, but not limited to, shares of stock in a domestic or foreign corporation or a membership in a nonprofit corporation.
(4) Sue or be sued in the minor’s own name.
(5) Compromise, settle, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust a claim, action, or proceeding by or against the minor.
(6) Make or revoke a will.
(7) Make a gift, outright or in trust.
(8) Convey or release contingent or expectant interests in property, including marital property rights and any right of survivorship incident to joint tenancy, and consent to a transfer, encumbrance, or gift of marital property.
(9) Exercise or release the minor’s powers as donee of a power of appointment unless the creating instrument otherwise provides.
(10) Create for the minor’s own benefit or for the benefit of others a revocable or irrevocable trust.
(11) Revoke a revocable trust.
(12) Elect to take under or against a will.
(13) Renounce or disclaim any interest acquired by testate or intestate succession or by inter vivos transfer, including exercise of the right to surrender the right to revoke a revocable trust.
(14) Make an election referred to in Section 13502 of, or an election and agreement referred to in Section 13503 of, the Probate Code.
(15) Establish the minor’s own residence.
(16) Apply for a work permit pursuant to Section 49110 of the Education Code without the request of the minor’s parents.
(17) Enroll in a school or college.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Effect of Emancipation › Section 7051.

7051. An insurance contract entered into by an emancipated minor has the same effect as if it were entered into by an adult and, with respect to that contract, the minor has the same rights, duties, and liabilities as an adult.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 2 - Effect of Emancipation › Section 7052.

7052. With respect to shares of stock in a domestic or foreign corporation held by an emancipated minor, a membership in a nonprofit corporation held by an emancipated minor, or other property held by an emancipated minor, the minor may do all of the following:
(a) Vote in person, and give proxies to exercise any voting rights, with respect to the shares, membership, or property.
(b) Waive notice of any meeting or give consent to the holding of any meeting.
(c) Authorize, ratify, approve, or confirm any action that could be taken by shareholders, members, or property owners.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 7110.

7110. It is the intent of the Legislature that proceedings under this part be as simple and inexpensive as possible. To that end, the Judicial Council is requested to prepare and distribute to the clerks of the superior courts appropriate forms for the proceedings that are suitable for use by minors acting as their own counsel.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 7111.

7111. The issuance of a declaration of emancipation does not entitle the minor to any benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code which would not otherwise accrue to an emancipated minor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 2 - Procedure for Declaration › Section 7120.

7120. (a) A minor may petition the superior court of the county in which the minor resides or is temporarily domiciled for a declaration of emancipation.
(b) The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following facts:
(1) The minor is at least 14 years of age.
(2) The minor willingly lives separate and apart from the minor’s parents or guardian with the consent or acquiescence of the minor’s parents or guardian.
(3) The minor is managing their own financial affairs. As evidence of this, the minor shall complete and attach a declaration of income and expenses as provided in Judicial Council form FL-150.
(4) The source of the minor’s income is not derived from any activity declared to be a crime by the laws of this state or the laws of the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 79. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 2 - Procedure for Declaration › Section 7121.

7121. (a) Before the petition for a declaration of emancipation is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor’s parents, guardian, or other person entitled to the custody of the minor, or proof shall be made to the court that their addresses are unknown or that for other reasons the notice cannot be given.
(b) The clerk of the court shall also notify the local child support agency of the county in which the matter is to be heard of the proceeding. If the minor is a ward of the court, notice shall be given to the probation department. If the child is a dependent child of the court, notice shall be given to the county welfare department.
(c) The notice shall include a form whereby the minor’s parents, guardian, or other person entitled to the custody of the minor may give their written consent to the petitioner’s emancipation. The notice shall include a warning that a court may void or rescind the declaration of emancipation and the parents may become liable for support and medical insurance coverage pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4000) of Part 2 of Division 9 and Sections 17400, 17402, 17404, and 17422.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 365, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 2 - Procedure for Declaration › Section 7122.

7122. (a) The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the minor’s best interest.
(b) If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue a declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.
(c) A declaration is conclusive evidence that the minor is emancipated.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 107. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 2 - Procedure for Declaration › Section 7123.

7123. (a) If the petition is denied, the minor has a right to file a petition for a writ of mandate.
(b) If the petition is sustained, the parents or guardian have a right to file a petition for a writ of mandate if they have appeared in the proceeding and opposed the granting of the petition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 3 - Voiding or Rescinding Declaration › Section 7130.

7130. (a) A declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information is voidable.
(b) A declaration of emancipation of a minor who is indigent and has no means of support is subject to rescission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 3 - Voiding or Rescinding Declaration › Section 7131.

7131. A petition to void a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the declaration was obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information may be filed by any person or by any public or private agency. The petition shall be filed in the court that made the declaration.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 3 - Voiding or Rescinding Declaration › Section 7132.

7132. (a) A petition to rescind a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the minor is indigent and has no means of support may be filed by the minor declared emancipated, by the minor’s conservator, or by the district attorney of the county in which the minor resides. The petition shall be filed in the county in which the minor or the conservator resides.
(b) The minor may be considered indigent if the minor’s only source of income is from public assistance benefits. The court shall consider the impact of the rescission of the declaration of emancipation on the minor and shall find the rescission of the declaration of emancipation will not be contrary to the best interest of the minor before granting the order to rescind.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 158. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 3 - Voiding or Rescinding Declaration › Section 7133.

7133. (a) Before a petition under this article is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor’s parents or guardian, or proof shall be made to the court that their addresses are unknown or that for other reasons the notice cannot be given.
(b) The notice to parents shall state that if the declaration of emancipation is voided or rescinded, the parents may be liable to provide support and medical insurance coverage for the child pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4000) of Part 2 of Division 9 of this code and Sections 11350, 11350.1, 11475.1, and 11490 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) No liability accrues to a parent or guardian not given actual notice, as a result of voiding or rescinding the declaration of emancipation, until that parent or guardian is given actual notice.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 159. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 3 - Voiding or Rescinding Declaration › Section 7134.

7134. If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue an order voiding or rescinding the declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 108. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 3 - Voiding or Rescinding Declaration › Section 7135.

7135. Voiding or rescission of the declaration of emancipation does not alter any contractual obligation or right or any property right or interest that arose during the period that the declaration was in effect.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 4 - Identification Cards and Information › Section 7140.

7140. On application of a minor declared emancipated under this chapter, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall enter identifying information in its law enforcement computer network, and the fact of emancipation shall be stated on the department’s identification card issued to the emancipated minor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 4 - Identification Cards and Information › Section 7141.

7141. A person who, in good faith, has examined a minor’s identification card and relies on a minor’s representation that the minor is emancipated, has the same rights and obligations as if the minor were in fact emancipated at the time of the representation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 4 - Identification Cards and Information › Section 7142.

7142. No public entity or employee is liable for any loss or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the Department of Motor Vehicles records system or identification cards as provided in this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 11 - MINORS › PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW › CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation › ARTICLE 4 - Identification Cards and Information › Section 7143.

7143. If a declaration of emancipation is voided or rescinded, notice shall be sent immediately to the Department of Motor Vehicles which shall remove the information relating to emancipation in its law enforcement computer network. Any identification card issued stating emancipation shall be invalidated.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7500.

7500. (a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child, and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section 7611, are equally entitled to the services and earnings of the child.
(b) If one parent is dead, is unable or refuses to take custody, or has abandoned the child, the other parent is entitled to the services and earnings of the child.
(c) This section shall not apply to any services or earnings of an unemancipated minor child related to a contract of a type described in Section 6750.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 940, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7501.

7501. (a) A parent entitled to the custody of a child has a right to change the residence of the child, subject to the power of the court to restrain a removal that would prejudice the rights or welfare of the child.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to affirm the decision in In re Marriage of Burgess (1996) 13 Cal.4th 25, and to declare that ruling to be the public policy and law of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 674, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7503.

7503. The employer of a minor shall pay the earnings of the minor to the minor until the parent or guardian entitled to the earnings gives the employer notice that the parent or guardian claims the earnings.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 166. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7504.

7504. The parent, whether solvent or insolvent, may relinquish to the child the right of controlling the child and receiving the child’s earnings. Abandonment by the parent is presumptive evidence of that relinquishment.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 167. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7505.

7505. The authority of a parent ceases on any of the following:
(a) The appointment, by a court, of a guardian of the person of the child.
(b) The marriage of the child.
(c) The child attaining the age of majority.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 168. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7506.

7506. Where a child, after attaining the age of majority, continues to serve and to be supported by the parent, neither party is entitled to compensation, in the absence of an agreement for the compensation.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 169. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 1 - RIGHTS OF PARENTS › Section 7507.

7507. The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil action brought by the child, or by the child’s relative within the third degree, or by the supervisors of the county where the child resides; and when the abuse is established, the child may be freed from the dominion of the parent, and the duty of support and education enforced.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 170. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 2 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE › CHAPTER 1 - Child of Wife Cohabiting With Husband › Section 7540.

7540. (a) Except as provided in Section 7541, the child of spouses who cohabited at the time of conception and birth is conclusively presumed to be a child of the marriage.
(b) The conclusive marital presumption in subdivision (a) does not apply if the court determines that the husband of the woman who gave birth was impotent or sterile at the time of conception and that the child was not conceived through assisted reproduction.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 876, Sec. 5. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 2 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE › CHAPTER 1 - Child of Wife Cohabiting With Husband › Section 7541.

7541. (a) If the court finds that the spouse who is a presumed parent under Section 7540 is not a genetic parent of the child pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7550), the question of parentage shall be resolved in accordance with all other applicable provisions of this division, including, but not limited to, Section 7612.
(b) An action to challenge the parentage of the spouse who is a presumed parent under Section 7540 shall be filed and served not later than two years from the child’s date of birth and may only be filed by any of the following:
(1) By either spouse.
(2) By a person who is a presumed parent under Section 7611 or by the child, through or by the child’s guardian ad litem, to establish the parentage of the person who is a presumed parent under Section 7611.
(c) The petition or motion to challenge a presumption under Section 7540 pursuant to this section shall be supported by a declaration under oath submitted by the moving party stating the factual basis for placing the issue of parentage before the court.
(d) Genetic testing may not be used to challenge parentage, in either of the following cases:
(1) A case that reached final judgment of parentage on or before September 30, 1980.
(2) A case challenging the parentage of a spouse who is a parent pursuant to Section 7962 or subdivision (a) of Section 7613, except to resolve a dispute regarding whether the child was conceived through assisted reproduction.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 80. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 2 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE › CHAPTER 2 - Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage › Section 7550.

7550. This chapter shall govern both of the following:
(a) The genetic testing of a person who either voluntarily submits to genetic testing or is ordered to submit to genetic testing pursuant to an order of a court or local child support agency.
(b) The use of genetic testing in a proceeding to determine parentage.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 876, Sec. 9. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 2 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE › CHAPTER 2 - Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage › Section 7550.5.

7550.5. The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
(a) “Combined relationship index” means the product of all tested relationship indices.
(b) “Ethnic or racial group” means, for the purpose of genetic testing, a recognized group that a person identifies as the person’s ancestry, or part of the ancestry, or that is identified by other information.
(c) “Genetic testing” means any genetic testing that complies with Section 7552.
(d) “Hypothesized genetic relationship” means an asserted genetic relationship between a person and a child.
(e) “Probability of parentage” means, for the ethnic or racial group to which a person alleged to be a parent belongs, the probability that a hypothesized genetic relationship is supported, compared to the probability that a genetic relationship is supported between the child and a random person of the ethnic or racial group used in the hypothesized genetic relationship, expressed as a percentage incorporating the combined relationship index and a prior probability.
(f) “Relationship index” means a likelihood ratio that compares the probability of a genetic marker given a hypothesized genetic relationship and the probability of the genetic marker given a genetic relationship between the child and a random person of the ethnic or racial group used in the hypothesized genetic relationship.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 876, Sec. 10. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Family Code - FAM › DIVISION 12 - PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP › PART 2 - PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE › CHAPTER 2 - Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage › Section 7551.

7551. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), in a civil action or proceeding in which parentage is a relevant fact, the court may, upon its own initiative or upon suggestion made by or on behalf of any person who is involved, and shall upon motion of any party to the action or proceeding made at a time so as not to delay the proceedings unduly, order the woman who gave birth, the child, and the alleged genetic parent to submit to genetic testing.
(b) (1) Genetic testing shall not be used for any of the following purposes:
(A) To challenge the parentage of a person who is a parent pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7613, except to resolve a dispute whether the child was conceived through assisted reproduction.
(B) To challenge the parentage of a person who is a parent pursuant to Section 7962, except to resolve a dispute whether the gestational carrier surrogate is a genetic parent.
(C) To establish the parentage of a person who is a donor pursuant to Section 7613, except to resolve a dispute whether the child was conceived through assisted reproduction.
(2) If the child has a presumed parent pursuant to Section 7540, a motion for genetic testing is governed by Section 7541.
(3) If the child has a parent whose parentage has been previously established in a judgment, a request for genetic testing shall be governed by Section 7647.7.
(4) A court shall not order genetic testing if the genetic testing would be used to establish the parentage of a person who is prohibited under this division from establishing parentage based on evidence of genetic testing.
(c) A court shall not order in utero genetic testing.
(d) In any case under this division in which genetic testing is ordered, the following shall apply:
(1) If a party refuses to submit to genetic testing, the court may resolve the question of parentage against that party or enforce its order if the rights of others and the interests of justice so require.
(2) The refusal of a party to submit to genetic testing is admissible in evidence in any proceeding to determine parentage.
(3) If two or more persons are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the court may order that the testing be completed concurrently or sequentially.
(4) Genetic testing of a woman who gave birth to a child is not a condition precedent to the testing of the child and a person whose genetic parentage of the child is being determined. If the woman is unavailable for genetic testing, the court may order genetic testing of the child and each person whose genetic parentage of the child is at issue.
(5) An order under this division for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 851, Sec. 3. (AB 1650) Effective January 1, 2024.)