Family Code section 2333

Subject to Section 2334, if from the evidence at the hearing the court finds that there are irreconcilable differences which have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage, the court shall order the dissolution of the marriage or a legal separation of the parties.

Source: Section 2333, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2333. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_2333

Original Source: Section 2333, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2333. (last accessed May 12, 2025).