Cal. FAM § 6712
This is the official text of Cal. FAM § 6712, part of California’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, domestic violence protections, and adoption. This particular section falls under Division 11, “Minors.”
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Official statutory text
A contract, otherwise valid, entered into during minority, may not be disaffirmed on that ground either during the actual minority of the person entering into the contract, or at any time thereafter, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The contract is to pay the reasonable value of things necessary for the support of the minor or the minor’s family.
(b) These things have been actually furnished to the minor or to the minor’s family.
(c) The contract is entered into by the minor when not under the care of a parent or guardian able to provide for the minor or the minor’s family.
(a) The contract is to pay the reasonable value of things necessary for the support of the minor or the minor’s family.
(b) These things have been actually furnished to the minor or to the minor’s family.
(c) The contract is entered into by the minor when not under the care of a parent or guardian able to provide for the minor or the minor’s family.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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