Fam. Code, § 1616 · Article 2. Premarital Agreements

Fam. Code, § 1616

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=1616.
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