Cal. Family Code § 2251 : California Family Code — Nullity, Dissolution, And Legal Separation — Procedural Provisions — Finding that party or parties believed in good faith marriage valid Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) If a determination is made that a marriage is void or voidable and the court finds that either party or both parties believed in good faith that the marriage was valid, the court shall: (1) Declare the party or parties, who believed in good faith that the marriage was valid, to have the status of a putative spouse. (2) If the division of property is in issue, divide, in accordance with Division 7 (commencing with Section 2500), that property acquired during the union that would have been community property or quasi-community property if the union had not been void or voidable, only upon request of a party who is declared a putative spouse under paragraph (1). This property is known as "quasi-marital property." (b) If the court expressly reserves jurisdiction, it may make the property division at a time after the judgment. Ca. Fam. Code § 2251 Amended by Stats 2015 ch 196 (AB 380),s 1, eff. 1/1/2016.