Montana § 40-2-302 Liability Of Spouse

Montana Statutes

§ 40-2-302 — Liability Of Spouse

Montana § 40-2-302

Title 40FAMILY LAW

Ch. 2HUSBAND AND WIFE

Part 3Power of Married Persons to Contract

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-2-302 (2026).

Text

40-2-302 . Liability of spouse. The contracts made by a married person with respect to the person's individual property, labor, or services are not binding upon the person's spouse and do not render the spouse or the spouse's property liable for the contracts. However, the contracting person and that person's individual property are liable on the contracts in the same manner as if the person were single.

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40-2-302 . Liability of spouse. The contracts made by a married person with respect to the person's individual property, labor, or services are not binding upon the person's spouse and do not render the spouse or the spouse's property liable for the contracts. However, the contracting person and that person's individual property are liable on the contracts in the same manner as if the person were single.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1446, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 254, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3734, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5810, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5810, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 293, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 36-129; amd. Sec. 1572, Ch. 56, L. 2009.