Pennsylvania § 4101 Liability for debts contracted before marriage

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 4101 — Liability for debts contracted before marriage

Pennsylvania § 4101

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART V

Ch. 41GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4101 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--A spouse is not liable for the debts of the other spouse contracted before marriage.

(b)Liability of property unaffected.--This chapter does not protect the property of a married person from liability for debts contracted by or in the name of the married person by any person authorized to so contract.

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