{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 2","heading":"","body":"A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of this code shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1. - 185.]","PART 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 13.]"],"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":"dc56b99beb6648cde8f007fa86b9962db97ebc1fdf9fc09bcdfeaccddd01368e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-1","next":"us-ca/fam-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}