Cal. Fam. Code § 913

General Rules of Liability

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 24 Cal. 4th 301 - Collection Bureau of San Jose v. Rumsey (2000)

Most recently applied in 24 Cal. 4th 301 - Collection Bureau of San Jose v. Rumsey (August 2000)

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10

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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.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.