Fam. Code, § 2312 · Chapter 2. Grounds for Dissolution or Legal Separation
Fam. Code, § 2312
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A marriage may be dissolved on the grounds of permanent legal incapacity to make decisions only upon proof, including competent medical or psychiatric testimony, that the spouse was at the time the petition was filed, and remains, permanently lacking the legal capacity to make decisions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 10. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.
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- Official file
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