California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 500

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 474, Sec. 6. (AB 2882) Effective January 1, 2017.

When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 400) of Part 3.

Cite this section

Cal. Fam. Code § 500 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-3-marriage/part-4-confidential-marriage/chapter-1-general-provisions/section-500

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 500§ 500.5§ 501§ 502§ 503§ 504§ 505§ 506§ 508§ 509§ 510§ 511

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