Texas Family Code - Section 3.202. Rules Of Marital Property Liability
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§ 3.202. RULES OF MARITAL PROPERTY LIABILITY. (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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Section: 3.007 3.008 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.201 3.202 3.203 3.301 3.302 3.303 3.304 3.305 3.306
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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