{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"2344","citation":"Fam. Code, § 2344","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 4. General Procedural Provisions [2330. - 2348.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) The death of either party after entry of the judgment does not prevent the judgment from becoming a final judgment under Sections <a href=\"/fam/2339\">2339</a> to <a href=\"/fam/2343\">2343</a>, inclusive.</p><p>(b) Subdivision (a) does not validate a marriage by either party before the judgment becomes final, nor does it constitute a defense in a criminal prosecution against either party.</p>","text":"(a) The death of either party after entry of the judgment does not prevent the judgment from becoming a final judgment under Sections 2339 to 2343, inclusive. (b) Subdivision (a) does not validate a marriage by either party before the judgment becomes final, nor does it constitute a defense in a criminal prosecution against either party.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-procedural-provisions-2344","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}