{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-2344","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 2344","heading":"","body":"(a) The death of either party after entry of the judgment does not prevent the judgment from becoming a final judgment under Sections 2339 to 2343, inclusive.\n(b) Subdivision (a) does not validate a marriage by either party before the judgment becomes final, nor does it constitute a defense in a criminal prosecution against either party.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 6. NULLITY, DISSOLUTION, AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2000. - 2452.]","PART 3. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION [2300. - 2452.]","CHAPTER 4. General Procedural Provisions [2330. - 2348.]"],"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":"77038c37fdfff9095cb8e6d67c7a93e235b07d7f119d6f26f95ecbdd042db9af","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-2343","next":"us-ca/fam-2345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}