California Marriage Laws

Statutes and Laws Specific to Marriage in California

Also See:

California Divorce Laws

One of the 29 Titles of the California Legislature is “Family Law,” which is where you can find the California Marriage Code (Division 3 of the Family Law Code) and all relevant sections, which describe in detail the laws that affect marriage in California.

California Marriage (Division 3) includes:

• California Validity of Marriage (Section 300-310): leginfo.ca.gov
• California Marriage License (Section 350-360): leginfo.ca.gov

California Marital Agreements (Division 5) includes:

• California General Provisions (Section 1500-1503): leginfo.ca.gov
• California Uniform Premarital Agreement Act(Section 1600-1617): leginfo.ca.gov