Evidence Code section 1313

Evidence of reputation among members of a family is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the reputation concerns the birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of the family history of a member of the family by blood or marriage.

Source: Section 1313, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1313. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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§ 1313’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_1313

Original Source: Section 1313, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1313. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).