California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 4 — Unlawful Contracts, Section 1669

Every contract in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void.

Notes

Bars contracts restraining the marriage of any person other than a minor by declaring such contracts void. The prohibition applies to contractual restraints on an adult’s marriage, while expressly leaving contracts concerning a minor outside this particular rule governing contractual restraints on marriage and their validity.

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