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§ 3.202 — RULES OF MARITAL PROPERTY LIABILITY

FA § 3.202Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Part B. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES · Ch. 3. MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES · Art. C. MARITAL PROPERTY LIABILITIES

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(a)A spouse's separate property is not subject to liabilities of the other spouse unless both spouses are liable by other rules of law.
(b)Unless both spouses are personally liable as provided by this subchapter, the community property subject to a spouse's sole management, control, and disposition is not subject to:
(1)any liabilities that the other spouse incurred before marriage; or
(2)any nontortious liabilities that the other spouse incurs during marriage.
(c)The community property subject to a spouse's sole or joint management, control, and disposition is subject to the liabilities incurred by the spouse before or during marriage.
(d)All community property is subject to tortious liability of either spouse incurred during marriage.

Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 2324), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.