California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3143

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
(a)If the petition requests that the court make an order declaring a spouse to have legal capacity for the proposed transaction and the court determines that the spouse has legal capacity for the proposed transaction, the court shall so order.
(b)If the petition alleges that a spouse having no conservator lacks legal capacity for the proposed transaction and the court determines that the spouse has legal capacity for the transaction, the court shall make an order so declaring.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 3143 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-4-guardianship-conservatorship-and-other-protective-proceedings/part-6-management-or-disposition-of-community-property-where-spouse-lacks-legal-capacity/chapter-3-proceeding-for-particular-transaction/article-5-hearing-and-order/section-3143

Other sections in Article 5 - Hearing and Order

§ 3140§ 3141§ 3142§ 3143§ 3144§ 3145

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