Z.H., In re (2024) B338184 B338184; filed 12/4/24. ![[Files/CaseFiles/B338184.PDF]] [Opinion PDF](https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/B338184.PDF) ## Rule excerpts Family Code section 7822 abandonment proceeding, distinguished from dependency termination under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. > We were similarly unable to locate any authority for the proposition that, prior to granting a petition to terminate parental rights under section 7822, a court must first ensure that any proposed adoption would pass legal muster. — Z.H., In re (2024) B338184, slip op., p. 13.