California CodesCivil Code - CIVDivision 3 — ObligationsPart 1 — Obligations in GeneralTitle 4 — Extinction of ObligationsChapter 5 — Novation [1530 – 1533]Section 1530

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Defines novation as the substitution of a new obligation for an existing obligation. The new obligation replaces the prior one rather than merely modifying performance under the same obligation, subject to the separate rules specifying the ways a novation may be created.

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