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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 913

  • UIDca_leginfo_codes:fam-913
  • CitationFamily Code - FAM - FAM § 913
  • Court / bodyCalifornia Legislative Counsel
  • Decision dateN/A
  • CollectionPUBINFO_2025
  • SourceOriginal

Summary

(a) The separate property of a married person is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or during marriage. (b) Except as otherwise provided by statute: (1) The separate property of a married person is not liable for a debt incurred by the person’s spouse before or durin

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(a)
The separate property of a married person is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or during marriage.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided by statute:
(1)
The separate property of a married person is not liable for a debt incurred by the person’s spouse before or during marriage.
(2)
The joinder or consent of a married person to an encumbrance of community estate property to secure payment of a debt incurred by the person’s spouse does not subject the person’s separate property to liability for the debt unless the person also incurred the debt.

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  • #1 | Family Code - FAM - FAM § 913

    (a) The separate property of a married person is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or during marriage. (b) Except as otherwise provided by statute: (1) The separate property of a married person is not liable for a debt incurred by the person’s spouse before or during marriage. (2) The joinder or c…