Family Code section 913

(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.

Source: Section 913, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=913.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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