§ 7808 Minors Excluded From Termination

• •This law does not apply to kids who are under the care of the juvenile court as dependent children after January 1, 1989.
• •If a kid is a dependent child of the court, the only ways to end parental rights are through specific laws listed in the statute.
• •The laws that can be used to end parental rights for these kids are found in the Welfare and Institutions Code and the Family Code.

A child is taken into foster care because their parents cannot take care of them properly.

If the child is made a dependent of the juvenile court, the only way to legally end the parents' rights is by following the specific laws mentioned, like Section 366.26 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.