Statute · California Family Code
Cal. Fam. Code § 913 — General Rules of Liability
Cal. Fam. Code § 913
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The separate property of a married person is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or during marriage.
Citator
Cal. Fam. Code § 913 — General Rules of Liability is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The separate property of a married person is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or during marriage.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute:
(1) The separate property of a married person is not liable for a debt incurred by the person’s spouse before or during marriage.
(2) The joinder or consent of a married person to an encumbrance of community estate property to secure payment of a debt incurred by the person’s spouse does not subject the person’s separate property to liability for the debt unless the person also incurred the debt.