California Statutes
§ 913. — 913. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.)
California § 913.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code FAMFamily Code - FAM
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE
Part 3.PART 3. LIABILITY OF MARITAL PROPERTY
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. General Rules of Liability
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Cal. Family Code - FAM Code § 913. (2026).
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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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Related
Bernstein v. Pavich (In Re Pavich)
191 B.R. 838 (E.D. California, 1996)
Legislative History
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.
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