Statute · California Family Code
Cal. Fam. Code § 11 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Cal. Fam. Code § 11
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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 who were previously lawfully married to each other, as is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular case.
Citator
Cal. Fam. Code § 11 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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 who were previously lawfully married to each other, as is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular case.