California Laws: Family Code Sections 1-13
- California Laws: Family Code Section 1
This code shall be known as the Family Code. ...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 2
A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 3
A provision of this code, insofar as it is the same in substance as a provision of a uniform act, shall be construed to effectuate...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 4
(a) As used in this section: (1) "New law" means either of the following, as the case may be: (A) The act that enacted this...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 5
Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code. ...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 6
Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the general provisions and rules of construction in this part govern the construction of this code. ...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 7
Whenever a reference is made to a portion of this code or to another law, the reference applies to all amendments and additions regardless of...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 8
Unless otherwise expressly stated: (a) "Division" means a division of this code. (b) "Part" means a part of the division in which that term occurs....
- California Laws: Family Code Section 9
The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present. ...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 10
The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular. ...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 11
A reference to "husband" and "wife," "spouses," or "married persons," or a comparable term, includes persons who are lawfully married to each other and persons...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 12
"Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive. "Shall not" and "may not" are prohibitory. ...
- California Laws: Family Code Section 13
If a provision or clause of this code or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other...
