Family Code section 1617

Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either party.

Source: Section 1617, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=1617. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_1617

Original Source: Section 1617, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=1617. (last accessed May 12, 2025).