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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 781
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 781
(a) Money or other property received or to be received by a married person in satisfaction of a judgment for damages for personal injuries, or pursuant to an agreement for the settlement or compromise of a claim for those damages, is the separate property of the injured person if
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 782
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 782
(a) Where an injury to a married person is caused in whole or in part by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the person’s spouse, the community property may not be used to discharge the liability of the tortfeasor spouse to the injured spouse or the liability to make con
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 782.5
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 782.5
In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, when a spouse is convicted of attempting to murder the other spouse, as punishable pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 664 of the Penal Code, or of soliciting the murder of the other spouse, as punishable pursuant to subdivisi
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7820
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7820
A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a child under the age of 18 years declared free from the custody and control of either or both parents if the child comes within any of the descriptions set out in this chapter.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7821
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7821
A finding pursuant to this chapter shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence, except as otherwise provided.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7822
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7822
(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought if any of the following occur: (1) The child has been left without provision for the child’s identification by the child’s parent or parents. (2) The child has been left by both parents or the sole parent in the care and custody of
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7823
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7823
(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The child has been neglected or cruelly treated by either or both parents. A finding that a parent committed severe sexual abuse, as described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7824
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7824
(a) “Disability” as used in this section means any physical or mental incapacity which renders the parent or parents unable to care for and control the child adequately. (b) A proceeding under this part may be brought where all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7825
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7825
(a) A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The child is one whose parent or parents are convicted of a felony. (2) The facts of the crime of which the parent or parents were convicted are of such a nature so as to p
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7826
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7826
A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The child is one whose parent or parents have been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction, wherever situated, to be developmentally disabled or mentally ill. (b) In the
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7827
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7827
(a) “Mentally disabled” as used in this section means that a parent or parents suffer a mental incapacity or disorder that renders the parent or parents unable to care for and control the child adequately. (b) A proceeding under this part may be brought if the child is one whose
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 783
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 783
If a married person is injured by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a person other than the married person’s spouse, the fact that the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the spouse of the injured person was a concurring cause of the injury is not a defense in an
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7840
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7840
(a) A petition may be filed under this part for an order or judgment declaring a child free from the custody and control of either or both parents by any of the following: (1) The State Department of Social Services, a county welfare department, a licensed private or public adopt
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7841
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7841
(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 includ
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7842
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7842
A single petition may be filed under this part to free a child, or more than one child if the children are biological siblings, from the custody and control of both parents. A petition filed in accordance with this section may be granted in whole or in part in accordance with the
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7845
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7845
The petition shall be filed in any of the following: (a) The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) resides or is found. (b) The county in which any of the acts which are set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) are alleged to h
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7850
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7850
Upon the filing of a petition under Section 7841, the clerk of the court shall, in accordance with the direction of the court, immediately notify the juvenile probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist,
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7851
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7851
(a) The juvenile probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or the county department shall render to the court a written report of the investigation with a rec
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7851.5
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7851.5
The petitioner shall be liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the termination of parental rights, including, but not limited to, costs incurred for the investigation required by this article. However, public agencies and nonprofit organizations are exempt fr
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7852
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7852
“Qualified court investigator,” as used in this article, has the meaning provided by Section 8543.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7860
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7860
At the beginning of the proceeding on a petition filed pursuant to this part, counsel shall be appointed as provided in this article. The public defender or private counsel may be appointed as counsel pursuant to this article. The same counsel shall not be appointed to represent
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7861
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7861
The court shall consider whether the interests of the child require the appointment of counsel. If the court finds that the interests of the child require representation by counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the child, whether or not the child is able to afford
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7862
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7862
If a parent appears without counsel and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel for the parent, unless that representation is knowingly and intelligently waived.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7863
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7863
Private counsel appointed under this article shall receive a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, the amount of which shall be determined by the court. The amount so determined shall be paid by the real parties in interest, other than the child, in proportions the court
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7864
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7864
The court may continue the proceeding for not to exceed 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case.