Family Code section 2604

If the net value of the community estate is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and one party cannot be located through the exercise of reasonable diligence, the court may award all the community estate to the other party on conditions the court deems proper in its judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties.

Source: Section 2604, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2604. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 2604’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_2604

Original Source: Section 2604, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=2604. (last accessed May 12, 2025).