(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.
(d)For purposes of state law, administrative regulations, court rules, government policies, common law, and any other provision or source of law governing the rights, protections, benefits, responsibilities, obligations, and duties of parents, any reference to two parents shall be interpreted to apply to every parent of a child where that child has been found to have more than two parents under this part.
Notes of Decisions
Bianka M. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty., 423 P.3d 334 (Cal. 2018).
· cites it 2× “" ( Fam. Code, § 7601, subd. (b).) In a petition naming Gladys as the sole respondent, Bianka asked the court to find a legal parent-child relationship between her and Gladys and to award Gladys sole legal and physical custody.”
Cnty. of Ventura v. Gonzales, 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 461 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “The Uniform Parentage Act defines the parent-child relationship as “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.”
Vernoff Ex Rel. Vernoff v. Astrue, 568 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2009).
“See Cal. Fam.Code § 7601. The primary means for a father in California to acquire rights as a natural father is through application of California Family Code § 7611.”
People v. Brown, 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 256 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018).
“" By its terms, the definition of Family Code section 7601, subdivision (b), is for use in "this part," referring to the Uniform Parentage Act (see Fam.”
Est. of Martino (Cal. Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 3× “” (Fam. Code, § 7601, subd. (a), italics added.”
In re Isabella M. (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
“4th 108, 116 ), identifies “the parent and child relationship” as “the legal relationship existing between a child and the child’s natural or adoptive parents.”
In re M.A. (Cal. Ct. App. 2018).
“) Given the foregoing statutes, a judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of a legal parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes except for those brought under Penal Code section 270 because the statutory language specifically…”
People v. Brown (Cal. Ct. App. 2018).
“9 Nothing in these 9 Family Code section 7601, subdivision (b) provides, “ ‘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,…”
In re Jadyn A. CA2/7 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020).
“4th 108, 116 ), identifies “the parent and child relationship” as “the legal relationship existing between a child and the child’s natural or adoptive parents .”
L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs. v. R.C. (In re Isabella M.), 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 504 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017).
“" (Fam. Code, § 7601.) In determining whether a person qualifies as a natural parent, the dependency courts recognize and differentiate among three categories of parents: an alleged parent, a biological parent and a presumed parent.”
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