Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274 - 9566]
( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 16. ) PART 2. SPECIAL RELATIONS OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR [3429 - 3449]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES [3429 - 3434]
( Title 1 enacted 1872. ) 3431.
In the absence of fraud, every contract of a debtor is valid against all his creditors, existing or subsequent, who have not acquired a lien on the property affected by such contract.
(Enacted 1872.)