Code of Civil Procedure section 430.50

(a)

A demurrer to a complaint or cross-complaint may be taken to the whole complaint or cross-complaint or to any of the causes of action stated therein.

(b)

A demurrer to an answer may be taken to the whole answer or to any one or more of the several defenses set up in the answer.

Source: Section 430.50, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=430.50. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_430.50

Original Source: Section 430.50, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=430.50. (last accessed May 12, 2025).