Family Code section 2

A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of this code shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.

Source: Section 2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Verified:
Jun. 25, 2025

§ 2's source at ca​.gov