California · Family Code

FAM §2624: Debts incurred by either spouse after entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage but before termination of the parties’ marital status or after entry of a judgment of legal separation of the parti

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Debts incurred by either spouse after a dissolution or legal separation judgment but before the marriage officially ends are addressed under civil law governing marital property and obligations.

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Debts incurred by either spouse after entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage but before termination of the parties’ marital status or after entry of a judgment of legal separation of the parties shall be confirmed without offset to the spouse who incurred the debt.

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