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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 430.50 (2026)

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(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.