Form Approved for Mandatory Use
L-2706
[New. January 1, 2022]
PETITION FOR DECLARING MINOR CHILD(REN) FREE FROM
PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL
Page 1 of 2
Fam. Code, §§ 7800 7895,
Prob. Code § 1516.5
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY STATE BAR NUMBER:
NAME:
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
TELEPHONE NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE
Lamoreaux Justice Center: - 341 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868-3205
IN RE:
PETITION FOR DECLARING CHILD(REN) FREE FROM
PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL
CASE NUMBER:
1. The petitioner(s) _____________________________________________ respectfully represent(s) and allege(s)
that the child(ren) listed below is/are a person(s) under the age of 18 and that said person(s) is/are within the County
of Orange:
Name
Date of Birth
City/State of Birth
____________________________
_______
________________
____________________________
_______
________________
____________________________
_______
________________
____________________________
_______
________________
2. Petitioner(s) request(s) an order and judgment declaring the child(ren) free from the custody and control of:
Relationship to Child(ren)
City/State of Birth
____________________
____________________
pursuant to the following statutes:
Family Code section 7822
The child(ren) has/have been left without provision for the child’s identification by the child(ren)’s
parent(s).
The child(ren) has/have been left by the parent(s) named above in the care and custody of another
person for a period of six months without any provision for the child(ren)’s support, or without
communication from the parent(s), with the intent on the part of the parent(s) to abandon the
child(ren).
The parent(s) named above has/have left the child(ren) in the care and custody of the other parent
for a period of one year without any provision for the child(ren)’s support, or without communication
from the parent(s), with the intent on the parent(s) to abandon the child(ren).
and
Abandonment commenced (date) ________________ and continued through (date) _________________.
Family Code section 7823 The child(ren) has/have been neglected or cruelly treated by the parent(s)
named above, the child(ren) has/have been a dependent of the juvenile court, and the parent(s) have been
deprived of the child(ren)’s custody for one year before the filing of this petition.
Family Code section 7824 The parent(s) named above suffer(s) a disability because of the habitual use
of alcohol or drugs, the child(ren) has/have been a dependent of the juvenile court, and the parent(s)
has/have been deprived of the child(ren)’s custody for one year before filing this petition.
CASE NAME:
CASE NUMBER:
Form Approved for Mandatory Use
L-2706
[New. January 1, 2022]
PETITION FOR DECLARING CHILD(REN) FREE FROM PARENTAL
CUSTODY AND CONTROL
Page 2 of 2
Fam. Code, §§ 7800 7895,
Prob. Code §1516.5
Family Code section 7825 The parent(s) named above has/have been convicted of a felony, the facts of
which are of such a nature so as to prove the unfitness of the parent(s) to have future custody and control
of the child(ren).
Family Code section 7826 The parent(s) named above has/have been declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction, wherever situated, to be developmentally disabled or mentally ill.
Family Code section 7827 The parent(s) named above is/are mentally disabled and is/are likely to remain
so in the foreseeable future.
Probate Code section 1516.5. A guardian has been appointed for the child(ren), and one or both parents
do not have legal custody of the child(ren); the child(ren) has/have been in the physical custody of the
guardian for a period of not less than two years; and the child(ren) would benefit from being adopted by their
guardian.
Additional facts in support of allegations (give additional facts in detail, added pages may be used for this purpose):
3. The names and addresses of parent(s) and guardian(s) are:
Name(s) Address(es)
Father: _____________________________________ __________________________________________
Mother: _____________________________________ __________________________________________
Guardian(s): _________________________________ __________________________________________
It is in the best interest of the child(ren) to be declared free from the custody and control of the parent(s) named in section
2 above.
Wherefore, petitioner(s) request(s) that this court inquire into such matter, and that said child(ren) be declared free from
the custody and control of the parent(s) named in section 2 above as provided in Family Code sections 7800 et seq, and
for such other and further relief as the court may deem proper.
VERIFICATION
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
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(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
(SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER)
Date:
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(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
(SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER)
Date:
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(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
(SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER)