California § 2251 - If a determination is made that a marriage is void or voidable and the court find
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§ 2251. If a determination is made that a marriage is void or voidable and the court find
(a) If a determination is made that a marriage is void or voidable and the court finds that either party or both parties believed in good faith that the marriage was valid, the court shall: (1) Declare the party or parties, who believed in good faith that the marriage was valid, to have the status of a putative spouse. (2) If the division of property is in issue, divide, in accordance with Division 7 (commencing with Section 2500), that property acquired during the union that would have been community property or quasi-community property if the union had not been void or voidable, only upon request of a party who is declared a putative spouse under paragraph (1). This property is known as âquasi-marital property.â (b) If the court expressly reserves jurisdiction, it may make the property division at a time after the judgment.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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