§ 1601 Premarital Agreement Effective Date

Family Code·California

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This law says that any agreement made before marriage (like who gets what if they divorce) must follow the rules starting from January 1, 1986.

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•This law only applies to agreements made before marriage.
•The agreement must be signed on or after January 1, 1986, to count.
•If the agreement was made before 1986, this law doesn’t apply.

Example

A couple signs a paper before getting married saying who keeps the house if they split up.

This law makes sure that paper is only valid if it was signed after January 1, 1986.

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§ 1601 Premarital Agreement Effective Date

This chapter is effective on and after January 1, 1986, and applies to any premarital agreement executed on or after that date. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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premarital agreement effective January 1, 1986

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 1601.

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