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.)

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Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 371