Arkansas Statutes
§ 9-11-516 — Doctrine of necessaries - Abolished
Arkansas·Title 9
(a)(1) Absent express authority, neither a husband nor a wife is liable for the other's debt obligations, including those for necessaries.
(2)As used in this section, "necessaries" means all such things required for the sustenance of a person, including food, clothing, medicine, and habitation.
(b)The doctrine of necessaries, as it is known in the common law, is hereby abolished.
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Legislative History
Acts 2011, No. 1183, § 1
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