{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"780","citation":"Fam. Code, § 780","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 2. CHARACTERIZATION OF MARITAL PROPERTY [760. - 853.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-4/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Damages for Injuries to Married Person [780. - 783.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.   Operative January 1, 1994.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/fam/781\">781</a> and subject to the rules of allocation set forth in Section <a href=\"/fam/2603\">2603</a>, money and other property received or to be received by a married person in satisfaction of a judgment for damages for personal injuries, or pursuant to an agreement for the settlement or compromise of a claim for such damages, is community property if the cause of action for the damages arose during the marriage.</p>","text":"Except as provided in Section 781 and subject to the rules of allocation set forth in Section 2603, money and other property received or to be received by a married person in satisfaction of a judgment for damages for personal injuries, or pursuant to an agreement for the settlement or compromise of a claim for such damages, is community property if the cause of action for the damages arose during the marriage.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/damages-for-injuries-to-married-person-780","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}