Cal. Fam. Code § 7602 : CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE — PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP — UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Marital status of parents TEXT PDF The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents. Ca. Fam. Code § 7602 Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.