Fam. Code, § 4401 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Fam. Code, § 4401
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The promise of an adult child to pay for necessaries previously furnished to a parent described in Section 4400 is binding.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=4401.
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