Code of Civil Procedure § 371

CHAPTER 2. Married Person

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 371Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 15. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.

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.