Utah § 81-3-105 Separate debts.

Utah Statutes

§ 81-3-105 — Separate debts.

Utah § 81-3-105

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-3Rights and Obligations During Marriage

Part 81-3-1Property Rights

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-3-105 (2026).

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(1)A married individual is not personally liable for the separate debts, obligations, or liabilities of the individual's spouse that are:

(1)(a) contracted or incurred before marriage;

(1)(b) contracted or incurred during marriage, except family expenses as provided in Section 81-3-109;

(1)(c) contracted or incurred after divorce or an order for separate maintenance under Chapter 4, Dissolution of Marriage, except that the individual is personally liable for any support ordered by a court as described in Chapter 6, Child Support, or an administrative agency as described in Title 26B, Chapter 9, Recovery Services and Administration of Child Support; or

(1)(d) ordered by the court to be paid by the individual's spouse under Chapter 4, Dissolution of Marriage, and not in conflict with Sectio

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(1) A married individual is not personally liable for the separate debts, obligations, or liabilities of the individual's spouse that are:
(1)(a) contracted or incurred before marriage;
(1)(b) contracted or incurred during marriage, except family expenses as provided in Section 81-3-109;
(1)(c) contracted or incurred after divorce or an order for separate maintenance under Chapter 4, Dissolution of Marriage, except that the individual is personally liable for any support ordered by a court as described in Chapter 6, Child Support, or an administrative agency as described in Title 26B, Chapter 9, Recovery Services and Administration of Child Support; or
(1)(d) ordered by the court to be paid by the individual's spouse under Chapter 4, Dissolution of Marriage, and not in conflict with Section 15-4-6.5 or 15-4-6.7.
(2) A creditor of a married individual may not reach the wages, earnings, property, rents, or other income of the individual's spouse to satisfy a debt, obligation, or liability of the individual under Subsection (1).