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.)
Section 371
Code Civ. Proc. § 371, under Married Person.
Code Civ. Proc. § 371