Pennsylvania § 4102 Proceedings in case of debts contracted for necessaries

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 4102 — Proceedings in case of debts contracted for necessaries

Pennsylvania § 4102

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART V

Ch. 41GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4102 (2026).

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In all cases where debts are contracted for necessaries by either spouse for the support and maintenance of the family, it shall be lawful for the creditor in this case to institute suit against the husband and wife for the price of such necessaries and, after obtaining a judgment, have an execution against the spouse contracting the debt alone; and, if no property of that spouse is found, execution may be levied upon and satisfied out of the separate property of the other spouse.

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In all cases where debts are contracted for necessaries by either spouse for the support and maintenance of the family, it shall be lawful for the creditor in this case to institute suit against the husband and wife for the price of such necessaries and, after obtaining a judgment, have an execution against the spouse contracting the debt alone; and, if no property of that spouse is found, execution may be levied upon and satisfied out of the separate property of the other spouse.