{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"2312","citation":"Fam. Code, § 2312","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2000. - 2452.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 3. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2300. - 2452.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Grounds for Dissolution or Legal Separation [2310. - 2313.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 10.   (AB 1847)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>A marriage may be dissolved on the grounds of permanent legal incapacity to make decisions only upon proof, including competent medical or psychiatric testimony, that the spouse was at the time the petition was filed, and remains, permanently lacking the legal capacity to make decisions.</p>","text":"A marriage may be dissolved on the grounds of permanent legal incapacity to make decisions only upon proof, including competent medical or psychiatric testimony, that the spouse was at the time the petition was filed, and remains, permanently lacking the legal capacity to make decisions.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/grounds-for-dissolution-or-legal-separation-2312","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}