{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"1620","citation":"Fam. Code, § 1620","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE [700. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 5. MARITAL AGREEMENTS [1500. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-4/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Agreements Between Spouses [1620. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-4/part-5/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 82, Sec. 21.   (SB 1306)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their legal relations, except as to property.</p>","text":"Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their legal relations, except as to property.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/agreements-between-spouses-1620","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}