CA Fam Code Section 2251


(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 “quasi-marital property.”

(b)

If the court expressly reserves jurisdiction, it may make the property division at a time after the judgment.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

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