Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 881. Section 881.
This chapter governs contribution among joint judgment debtors other than joint tortfeasors.
CHAPTER 2. Contribution Among Other Judgment Debtors [881. - 883.]
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP 2.
in effectCal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 882. Section 882.
If two or more judgment debtors are jointly liable on a money judgment:
(a)
A judgment debtor who has satisfied more than his or her due proportion of the judgment, whether voluntarily or through enforcement procedures, may compel contribution from another judgment debtor who has satisfied less than his or her due proportion of the judgment.
(b)
If the judgment is based upon an obligation of one judgment debtor as surety for another and the surety satisfies the judgment or any part thereof, whether voluntarily or through
enforcement procedures, the surety may compel repayment from the principal.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 883. Section 883.
(a)
A judgment debtor entitled to compel contribution or repayment pursuant to this chapter may apply on noticed motion to the court that entered the judgment for an order determining liability for contribution or repayment. The application shall be made at any time before the judgment is satisfied in full or within 30 days thereafter.
(b)
The order determining liability for contribution or repayment entitles the judgment debtor to the benefit of the judgment to enforce the
liability, including every remedy that the judgment creditor has against the persons liable, to the extent of the liability.
(c)
Nothing in this section limits any other remedy that a judgment debtor entitled to contribution or repayment may have.
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