{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-500","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 500","heading":"","body":"When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 400) of Part 3.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 3. MARRIAGE [300. - 560.]","PART 4. CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE [500. - 536.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [500. - 511.]"],"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":"545cfc71330dff267c53944b005cc712235983a207643a8a7621354061dc5255","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-426","next":"us-ca/fam-500.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}