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Code · California · Civil Code

§ 1531

69 words·~1 min read·/ca/civil-code/1531

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Novation is made:
1. By the substitution of a new obligation between the same parties, with intent to extinguish the old obligation;
2. By the substitution of a new debtor in place of the old one, with intent to release the latter; or,
3. By the substitution of a new creditor in place of the old one, with intent to transfer the rights of the latter to the former.
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