California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 10.5 — Partition of Real and Personal Property, Chapter 2 — Commencement of Action, Article 3 — Answer, Section 872.410
The answer shall set forth:
(a) Any interest the defendant has or claims in the property.
(b) Any facts tending to controvert such material allegations of the complaint as the defendant does not wish to be taken as true.
(c) Where the defendant seeks sale of the property, an allegation of the facts justifying such relief in ordinary and concise language.
Notes
Requires a defendant’s answer to state any interest the defendant has or claims in the property and any facts controverting material complaint allegations the defendant does not want treated as true. If the defendant seeks a sale of the property, the answer must also concisely allege the facts justifying that relief.
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