{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"2","citation":"Fam. Code, § 2","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1. - 185.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 13.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-1/part-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 78.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of this code shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.</p>","text":"A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of this code shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/preliminary-provisions-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}