{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"697","citation":"Civ. Code, § 697","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. PROPERTY IN GENERAL [654. - 749.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OWNERSHIP [669. - 742.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Modifications of Ownership [678. - 726.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Interests in Property [678. - 703.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A future interest is not void merely because of the improbability of the contingency on which it is limited to take effect.</p>","text":"A future interest is not void merely because of the improbability of the contingency on which it is limited to take effect.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/interests-in-property-697","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}