Maine § 19-A §804 No liability for spouse's debts or torts; property subject to execution; partnerships

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §804 — No liability for spouse's debts or torts; property subject to execution; partnerships

Maine § 19-A §804

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 2MARRIED PERSONS

Ch. 25RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §804 (2026).

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1.Liability for debts or torts. A married person is not liable for the debts of that person's spouse contracted before marriage nor for those contracted in the spouse's own name for any lawful purpose. A married person is not liable for that person's spouse's torts in which that person takes no part.

2.Partnerships. This section may not be construed to mean that a person is not liable for the debts, contracted in the name of the partnership, of a partnership between the person and the person's spouse or among the person, the spouse and 3rd persons. This section may not be construed to prohibit or limit the formation of a partnership between a husband and a wife or among a husband, wife and 3rd persons.

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Liability for debts or torts.
A married person is not liable for the debts of that person's spouse contracted before marriage nor for those contracted in the spouse's own name for any lawful purpose. A married person is not liable for that person's spouse's torts in which that person takes no part.
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Partnerships.
This section may not be construed to mean that a person is not liable for the debts, contracted in the name of the partnership, of a partnership between the person and the person's spouse or among the person, the spouse and 3rd persons. This section may not be construed to prohibit or limit the formation of a partnership between a husband and a wife or among a husband, wife and 3rd persons.