Family Code section 6701

A minor cannot do any of the following:

(a)

Give a delegation of power.

(b)

Make a contract relating to real property or any interest therein.

(c)

Make a contract relating to any personal property not in the immediate possession or control of the minor.

Source: Section 6701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6701. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_6701

Original Source: Section 6701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6701. (last accessed May 12, 2025).