Cal. FAM § 2212
This is the official text of Cal. FAM § 2212, part of California’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, domestic violence protections, and adoption. This particular section falls under Division 6, “Nullity, Dissolution, and Legal Separation.”
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Official statutory text
(a) The effect of a judgment of nullity of marriage is to restore the parties to the status of unmarried persons.
(b) A judgment of nullity of marriage is conclusive only as to the parties to the proceeding and those claiming under them.
(b) A judgment of nullity of marriage is conclusive only as to the parties to the proceeding and those claiming under them.
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