Cal. Family Code § 7841 : California Family Code — Parent And Child Relationship — Procedure — Authorized Petitioners — Interested person Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (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. Ca. Fam. Code § 7841 Amended by Stats 2007 ch 47 (SB 313),s 3, eff. 1/1/2008.