{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-3429","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 3429","heading":"","body":"A debtor, within the meaning of this Title, is one who, by reason of an existing obligation, is or may become liable to pay money to another, whether such liability is certain or contingent.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 2. SPECIAL RELATIONS OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR [3429. - 3449.]","TITLE 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES [3429. - 3434.]"],"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":"747e955c4a147775227167b15d64597c62fff336ea8da1f9b2f39ac9a64b2e17","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-3428","next":"us-ca/civ-3430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}