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Cal. Family Code § 12

Cal. Family Code § 12

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Cal. Family Code § 12, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/810684
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“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. “Shall not” and “may not” are prohibitory.