Family Code section 143

“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5.

Source: Section 143, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=143. (updated Jan. 1, 2017; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_143

Original Source: Section 143, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=143. (last accessed May 12, 2025).