California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1615

The burden of showing a want of consideration sufficient to support an instrument lies with the party seeking to invalidate or avoid it.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1615 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-2-contracts/title-1-nature-of-a-contract/chapter-5-consideration/section-1615

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Consideration

§ 1605§ 1606§ 1607§ 1608§ 1609§ 1610§ 1611§ 1612§ 1613§ 1614§ 1615

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