Cal. Family Code § 913
Cal. Family Code § 913
California · California Family Code · Status: effective
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- Cal. Family Code § 913, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/810886
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(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.