California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 1 — Obligations in General, Title 4 — Extinction of Obligations, Chapter 5 — Novation, Section 1530
Novation is the substitution of a new obligation for an existing one.
Notes
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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