California · Family Code

FAM §930: Except as otherwise provided by statute, this part governs the liability of separate property and property in the community estate and the personal liability of a married person for a debt enforced on

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This statute establishes rules for how separate property, community property, and personal liability of married persons are treated when a debt is enforced.

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Except as otherwise provided by statute, this part governs the liability of separate property and property in the community estate and the personal liability of a married person for a debt enforced on or after January 1, 1985, regardless of whether the debt was incurred before, on, or after that date.

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