California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1588

A contract which is voidable solely for want of due consent, may be ratified by a subsequent consent.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1588 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-2-contracts/title-1-nature-of-a-contract/chapter-3-consent/section-1588

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Consent

§ 1565§ 1566§ 1567§ 1568§ 1568.5§ 1569§ 1570§ 1571§ 1572§ 1573…§ 1583§ 1584§ 1584.5§ 1584.6§ 1585§ 1586§ 1587§ 1588§ 1589§ 1590

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