{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1147","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1147","heading":"","body":"A verbal gift is not valid, unless the means of obtaining possession and control of the thing are given, nor, if it is capable of delivery, unless there is an actual or symbolical delivery of the thing to the donee.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000. - 1422.]","TITLE 4. TRANSFER [1039. - 1231.]","CHAPTER 3. Transfer of Personal Property [1135. - 1148.]","ARTICLE 3. Gifts [1146. - 1148.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d024c7cdb7afb740bb1a3e8e8ea0f4bfb123c254ed1d2cd073357e135d88c4a1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1146","next":"us-ca/civ-1148"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}