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Code of Civil Procedure § 491.320

ARTICLE 2. Creditor’s Suit

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 491.320Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 57. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 70 of Ch. 1198.

The defendant shall be joined in an action brought pursuant to this article but is not an indispensable party. The residence of the defendant may not be considered in the determination of proper venue unless otherwise provided by contract between the defendant and the third person.