California Code of Civil Procedure Section 371

CA Civ Pro Code § 371 (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.

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

Last modified: October 25, 2018