California Family Code PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

• Section 1.
  This code shall be known as the Family Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
• 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...
• 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...
• 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 code.(B) The act that makes a...
• Section 5.
  Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch....
• 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.(Enacted by Stats....
• 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...
• 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.(c) “Chapter” means a chapter of...
• Section 9.
  The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
• Section 10.
  The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
• 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...
• Section 12.
  “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. “Shall not” and “may not” are prohibitory.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
• 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...

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