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§ 3950

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3950. If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for the parent’s child who is under the charge of the parent, according to the circumstances of the parent, a third person may in good faith supply the necessaries and recover their reasonable value from the parent.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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