Code Civ. Proc., § 371 · Chapter 2. Married Person
Code Civ. Proc., § 371
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If spouses are sued together, each may defend for his or her own right, but if one spouse neglects to defend, the other spouse may defend for that spouse’s right also.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 15. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=371.
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