{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"500","citation":"Fam. Code, § 500","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. MARRIAGE [300. - 560.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE [500. - 536.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [500. - 511.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3/part-4/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 474, Sec. 6.   (AB 2882)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/fam/400\">400</a>) of Part 3.</p>","text":"When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 400) of Part 3.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/general-provisions-500","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}