DIVISION 3. MARRIAGE 300-536›PART 4. CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE 500-536›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 500-511

§ 500

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

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

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