What You Need to Know About California Family Code Section 7500-7507
California Family Code Section 7500-7507 regards laws pertaining to parent and child relationships. Here’s everything you need to know about the rights of parents in California.
California Family Code Section 7500-7507 states the rights and laws relating parents to their child(ren). These sections go into detail about what sort of authority parents legally have over their children, and when these rights can be revoked.
Section 7500
Section 7500 of the California Family Code consists of three subdivisions. Firstly, section 7500 states that the mother of an unemancipated underage child is entitled to any services and earnings related to the child. Additionally, if the father is considered to be the child’s legal father, according to Section 7611, he is equally (to the mother) entitled to the same services and earnings related to the child. Further, this section is stated to not be applicable to services and earnings of the minor and unemancipated child if said services and earnings have anything to do with a contract type elaborated on in Section 6750.
Section 7501
Section 7501 of the California Family Code regards the residence location of a parent and child. This section consists of two main points. Firstly, this section states that a custodial parent of a child has the authority to move or relocate the child’s residence. However, the court still holds the authority of rejecting such a relocation if the court deems it to not be in the best interest of the child.
Related: Moving Out-of-State with Child Custody in California
Section 7502
Section 7502 states that parents have no power over any property possessed by the child.
Section 7503
Section 7503 states that any earnings received by a minor child are to be paid directly to the child by the child’s employer. However, when a legal guardian or parent is entitled to the earnings, they are to receive the earnings once they notify the child’s employer of this claim.
Section 7504
Section 7504 states that a parent, regardless of whether or not they are in debt, can lose their authority over the child’s earnings. This is often the case if a parent abandons his or her child.
Section 7505
Section 7505 regards cases where parents no longer have legal authority over their child. This section states that parents lose legal power of their child if a court determines this as necessary, if the child gets married, or if the child reaches the age of 18 and, therefore, ceases to remain a minor.
Section 7506
Section 7506 states that if a child ceases to be a minor and remains supported by their parent, neither the child nor the parent is eligible to receive any sort of parent-child compensation (unless there is a court agreement indicating otherwise).
Section 7507
Section 7507 states that in the case that a child is established to be a victim of parental abuse, the child can be freed from any authority the parent holds over the child. Authority can include different forms of the parent’s support as well as enforced education. Such cases can be presented to the court by the child themselves, as well as a child’s relative (within the third degree), or by any supervisors located in the county where the child lives.
Related: Can a Parent Lose Custody for Emotional Abuse?
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