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Cal. Family Code § 6701 (2026)

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A minor cannot do any of the following:

(a)Give a delegation of power.

(b)Make a contract relating to real property or any interest therein.

(c)Make a contract relating to any personal property not in the immediate possession or control of the minor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: I.B. ex rel. Fife v. Facebook, Inc., 905 F. Supp. 2d 989 (N.D. Cal. 2012).
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I.B. ex rel. Fife v. Facebook, Inc., 905 F. Supp. 2d 989 (N.D. Cal. 2012). · cites it 6× “Code § 6500 , and restricts minors from entering certain contracts: A minor cannot do any of the following: (a) Give a delegation of power.”
People v. Tobias, 21 P.3d 758 (Cal. 2001). · cites it 2× “) Similarly, although a minor lacks the legal capacity to enter into certain types of contracts (Fam.Code, § 6701), minors nevertheless are civilly liable for their torts ( id.”
Danger Panda, LLC v. Launiu, 10 Cal. App. 5th 502 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “(Fam. Code, § 6701 [“A minor cannot do any of the following: [¶] .”
E.K.D. ex rel. Dawes v. Facebook, Inc., 885 F. Supp. 2d 894 (S.D. Ill. 2012). “Cal. Fam. Code § 6701 . The contracts enumerated in the statute are void, and no act of disaffirmance is required to avoid them.”
C.M.D. Ex Rel. De Young v. Facebook, Inc., 621 F. App'x 488 (9th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs allege that their consent to Facebook’s terms of service, which included a provision that gave Facebook the right to use their names and likenesses in advertisements, was either void ab initio under California Family Code § 6701, or disaffirmed, and thus voided, under…”
I.B. ex rel. Bohannon v. Facebook, Inc., 82 F. Supp. 3d 1115 (N.D. Cal. 2015). · cites it 2× “at 39 (denying the first motion to dismiss with regard to “declaratory relief claims brought by the minor Plaintiffs to disaffirm their contracts pursuant to California Family Code section 6701(c) and 6710”).”
Sisco v. Cosgrove, Michelizzi, Schwabacher, Ward, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9483 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “(Fam. Code, § 6701, subd. (c).) 4 Thus, a minor cannot contract with respect to a future interest.”
In Re A.M. ca2/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “4th 42 , 57–58 8 Family Code section 6701 provides: “A minor cannot do any of the following: (a) Give a delegation of power.”
V.R. v. Roblox Corp. (9th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Cal. Fam. Code § 6701 (c) (emphasis added); see, e.”
Coughenour v. Del Taco (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “) 2Family Code section 6701 provides restrictions on a minor’s ability to contract, which are not relevant here.”
Charissa Keebaugh v. Warner Bros. Ent. Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2022). “CODE § 6700, as the 22 exceptions outlined in CAL. FAM. CODE § 6701 are not applicable here.”
V.R. v. Roblox Corp. (N.D. Cal. 2022). “14 Code § 6710 (providing "contract of a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor before 15 majority or within a reasonable time afterwards"), or void, see Cal. Fam. Code § 6701 (c) 16 (providing minor "cannot" enter into "contract relating to any personal property not in the 17…”
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— Cal. Family Code § 6701(a) — 1 case
I.B. ex rel. Fife v. Facebook, Inc., 905 F. Supp. 2d 989 (N.D. Cal. 2012). “Code § 6500 , and restricts minors from entering certain contracts: A minor cannot do any of the following: (a) Give a delegation of power.”
— Cal. Family Code § 6701(c) — 3 cases
I.B. ex rel. Fife v. Facebook, Inc., 905 F. Supp. 2d 989 (N.D. Cal. 2012). “Code § 6500 , and restricts minors from entering certain contracts: A minor cannot do any of the following: (a) Give a delegation of power.”
I.B. ex rel. Bohannon v. Facebook, Inc., 82 F. Supp. 3d 1115 (N.D. Cal. 2015). “at 39 (denying the first motion to dismiss with regard to “declaratory relief claims brought by the minor Plaintiffs to disaffirm their contracts pursuant to California Family Code section 6701(c) and 6710”).”
C.M.D. Ex Rel. De Young v. Facebook, Inc., 621 F. App'x 488 (9th Cir. 2015). “Plaintiffs allege that their consent to Facebook’s terms of service, which included a provision that gave Facebook the right to use their names and likenesses in advertisements, was either void ab initio under California Family Code § 6701, or disaffirmed, and thus voided, under…”
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