Civil Code section 710

Section Seven Hundred and Ten. Conditions imposing restraints upon marriage, except upon the marriage of a minor, are void; but this does not affect limitations where the intent was not to forbid marriage, but only to give the use until marriage.

Source: Section 710, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=710. (accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_710

Original Source: Section 710, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=710. (last accessed May 12, 2025).