2016 California Code
Family Code - FAM
DIVISION 11 - MINORS
PART 6 - EMANCIPATION OF MINORS LAW
CHAPTER 3 - Court Declaration of Emancipation
ARTICLE 2 - Procedure for Declaration
Section 7122.
7122. (a) The court shall sustain the petition if it finds that the minor is a person described by Section 7120 and that emancipation would not be contrary to the minor s best interest.
(b) If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue a declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.
(c) A declaration is conclusive evidence that the minor is emancipated.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 107. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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