California Civil Code CHAPTER 3 - Modification and Cancellation

• Section 1697.
  A contract not in writing may be modified in any respect by consent of the parties, in writing, without a new consideration, and is extinguished...
• Section 1698.
  (a) A contract in writing may be modified by a contract in writing.(b) A contract in writing may be modified by an oral agreement to the extent...
• Section 1699.
  The destruction or cancellation of a written contract, or of the signature of the parties liable thereon, with intent to extinguish the obligation thereof, extinguishes...
• Section 1700.
  The intentional destruction, cancellation, or material alteration of a written contract, by a party entitled to any benefit under it, or with his consent, extinguishes...
• Section 1701.
  Where a contract is executed in duplicate, an alteration or destruction of one copy, while the other exists, is not within the provisions of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018