Section 1071. Plaintiff may consent to receive a gross sum

In an action for
  dower,  the  plaintiff may, at any time before an interlocutory judgment
  is rendered, by reason  of  the  defendant's  default  in  appearing  or
  pleading,  or,  where an issue of fact is joined, at any time before the
  commencement of the trial, file with the clerk a  consent  to  accept  a
  gross  sum,  in full satisfaction and discharge of her right of dower in
  the real property described in the complaint. Such a consent must be  in
  writing,  and acknowledged or proved, and certified, in like manner as a
  deed to be recorded. A copy thereof, with notice of the filing, must  be
  served  upon  each  adverse party who has appeared, or who appears after
  the filing.