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DIVISION 4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE 700-1620›PART 5. MARITAL AGREEMENTS 1500-1620›CHAPTER 2. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act 1600-1617›ARTICLE 2. Premarital Agreements 1610-1617

§ 1617

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

Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either party.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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