Cal. Fam. Code § 2 : CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS — Provisions considered restatement and continuation

A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of this code shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.