Bill Text: CA AB2789 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2789

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Bill Title: Marriage: change of name.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2789 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2789-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2789

Introduced by Assembly Member Wallis

February 15, 2024

An act to amend Section 350 of the Family Code, relating to marriage.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2789, as introduced, Wallis. Marriage: license requirements.

Existing law requires the parties, before entering a marriage or declaring a marriage, as specified, to first obtain a marriage license from the county clerk. Existing law requires the attorney-in-fact to appear before the county clerk to obtain a marriage license on behalf of the party who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed overseas and serving in a conflict of war and is unable to appear for the licensure and solemnization of the marriage.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 350 of the Family Code is amended to read:

350.

(a) Before entering a marriage, or declaring a marriage pursuant to Section 425, the parties shall first obtain a marriage license from a county clerk.

(b) If a marriage is to be entered into pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 420, the attorney-in-fact shall appear before the county clerk as prescribed in subdivision (a) on behalf of the party who is ~~overseas, as prescribed in subdivision (a).~~ overseas.