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Cal. Family Code § 7602 (2026)

General Provisions — Uniform Parentage Act

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The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2012–2015 · leading case: Perry v. Brown, 671 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2012).
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Perry v. Brown, 671 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “..." Cal. Welf. & Inst.Code § 16013(a). Further, "[t]he parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.”
Cross, 26 I. & N. Dec. 485 (2015). · cites it 2× “§ 25-1401 (2014) (West); Cal. Fam. Code § 7602 (West 2014); Mass. Gen.”
Kristin Perry v. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (9th Cir. 2012). “” Cal. Fam. Code § 7602 . This legal structure is reinforced by the equal status of gays and lesbians in other areas of California’s laws, such as in antidiscrimination protec- tions regarding business establishments.”
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