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California Family Code

§ 12

FAM § 12Div. 1 · Part 1
“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. “Shall not” and “may not” are prohibitory.

Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.

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