California · Family Code
FAM §2212: (a) The effect of a judgment of nullity of marriage is to restore the parties to the status of unmarried persons.
What this law says, in plain English
A court judgment declaring a marriage null restores both parties to their legal status as unmarried persons.
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(a) The effect of a judgment of nullity of marriage is to restore the parties to the status of unmarried persons. (b) A judgment of nullity of marriage is conclusive only as to the parties to the proceeding and those claiming under them.
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