{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-3430","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 3430","heading":"","body":"A creditor, within the meaning of this Title, is one in whose favor an obligation exists, by reason of which he is, or may become, entitled to the payment of money.","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":"0f0d7a94ef97a0ee992ba20d0b9c95c0f3e550c59abb4151c228bdb57702dfa1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-3429","next":"us-ca/civ-3431"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}