Fam. Code, § 1620 · Chapter 3. Agreements Between Spouses

Fam. Code, § 1620

Verbatim from the official edition

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

Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their legal relations, except as to property.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 21. (SB 1306) Effective January 1, 2015.

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=1620.
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Family Code

Fam. Code, § 297.5Printed as Sections 1600 to 1620, inclusive

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