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CIV § 1531
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
- PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]
- TITLE 4. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS [1473. - 1543.]
- CHAPTER 5. Novation [1530. - [1533.]]
Novation is made:
1. By the substitution of a new obligation between the same parties, with intent to extinguish the old obligation;
2. By the substitution of a new debtor in place of the old one, with intent to release the latter; or,
3. By the substitution of a new creditor in place of the old one, with intent to transfer the rights of the latter to the former.
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