{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"783","citation":"Fam. Code, § 783","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>If a married person is injured by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a person other than the married person’s spouse, the fact that the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the spouse of the injured person was a concurring cause of the injury is not a defense in an action brought by the injured person to recover damages for the injury except in cases where the concurring negligent or wrongful act or omission would be a defense if the marriage did not exist.</p>","text":"If a married person is injured by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a person other than the married person’s spouse, the fact that the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the spouse of the injured person was a concurring cause of the injury is not a defense in an action brought by the injured person to recover damages for the injury except in cases where the concurring negligent or wrongful act or omission would be a defense if the marriage did not exist.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/damages-for-injuries-to-married-person-783","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}