What is the "plain meaning" of a section of the California Marriage Act?

Although the plain language of the statute is clear, we turn to additional tools of statutory construction for further guidance. ( Lungren v. Deukmejian (1988) 45 Cal.3d 727, 735, 248 Cal.Rptr. 115, 755 P.2d 299 ["[T]he plain meaning rule does not prohibit a court from determining whether the literal meaning of a measure comports with its purpose or whether such a construction of one provision is consistent with other provisions of the statute"].)