California Code of Civil Procedure
§ 17
CCP § 17 Effective Jan 1, 2017
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Words used in this code in the present tense include the future as well as the present. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. The singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.
(b)As used in this code, the following words have the following meanings, unless otherwise apparent from the context:
(1)“Affinity” signifies the connection existing in consequence of marriage, between each of the married persons and the blood relatives of the other when applied to the marriage relation.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.