Family Code section 2347

A judgment of legal separation of the parties does not bar a subsequent judgment of dissolution of the marriage granted pursuant to a petition for dissolution filed by either party.

Source: Section 2347, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2347. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_2347

Original Source: Section 2347, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2347. (last accessed May 12, 2025).