California Statutes

§ 43.5. — 43.5. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 128.)

California § 43.5.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code CIVCivil Code - CIV

Div. 1.DIVISION 1. PERSONS

Part 2.PART 2. PERSONAL RIGHTS

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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 43.5. (2026).

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No cause of action arises for:

(a)Alienation of affection.

(b)Criminal conversation.

(c)Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.

(d)Breach of promise of marriage.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 128.

Nearby Sections

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§ 43.

43. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 604.)

§ 43.1.

43.1. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 4.)

§ 43.100.

43.100. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 554, Sec. 1.)

§ 43.101.

43.101. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 834, Sec. 1.)

§ 43.102.

43.102. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 352, Sec. 1.)

§ 43.3.

43.3. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 59, Sec. 1.)

§ 43.4.

43.4. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 381.)

§ 43.5.

43.5. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 128.)

§ 43.54.

43.54. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 787, Sec. 2.)

§ 43.55.

43.55. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 706, Sec. 2.)

§ 43.56.

43.56. (Added by renumbering Section 43.55 (as amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 195) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 5.)

§ 43.6.

43.6. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 331, Sec. 1.)

§ 43.7.

43.7. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 105.)

§ 43.8.

43.8. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 106.)

§ 43.9.

43.9. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676, Sec. 38.)

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