§ 6713 Minor Contracts Goods Recovery

Family Code·California

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This law says that if a kid sells something and then changes their mind, they can't take it back if the buyer already sold it to someone else who didn't know the kid was the original owner.

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•Kids can't take back stuff they sold if it's already been sold again to someone who didn't know.
•The new buyer must have paid for it and not known the kid was the original owner.
•This only applies if the kid hasn't already said they want the item back.

Example

A 16-year-old sells their bike to a neighbor, who then sells it to a friend.

If the 16-year-old tries to get the bike back, they can't if the friend didn't know the bike originally belonged to the kid.

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§ 6713 Minor Contracts Goods Recovery

If, before the contract of a minor is disaffirmed, goods the minor has sold are transferred to another purchaser who bought them in good faith for value and without notice of the transferor’s defect of title, the minor cannot recover the goods from an innocent purchaser. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

minor contract disaffirmed goods innocent purchaser good faith defect of title

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 6713.

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