California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 3 — Of the Parties to Civil Actions, Chapter 2 — Married Person, Section 370

A married person may be sued without his or her spouse being joined as a party, and may sue without his or her spouse being joined as a party in all actions.

Notes

Allows a married person to sue or be sued in any action without joining the person’s spouse as a party. The authorization applies both when the married person brings an action and when an action is brought against that person, eliminating any requirement in the provision that the spouse participate merely because of the marriage.

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