California § 916 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after division of community
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§ 916. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after division of community
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after division of community and quasi-community property pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 2500): (1) The separate property owned by a married person at the time of the division and the property received by the person in the division is liable for a debt incurred by the person before or during marriage and the person is personally liable for the debt, whether or not the debt was assigned for payment by the personâs spouse in the division. (2) The separate property owned by a married person at the time of the division and the property received by the person in the division is not liable for a debt incurred by the personâs spouse before or during marriage, and the person is not personally liable for the debt, unless the debt was assigned for payment by the person in the division of the property. Nothing in this paragraph affects the liability of property for the satisfaction of a lien on the property. (3) The separate property owned by a married person at the time of the division and the property received by the person in the division is liable for a debt incurred by the personâs spouse before or during marriage, and the person is personally liable for the debt, if the debt was assigned for payment by the person in the division of the property. If a money judgment for the debt is entered after the division, the property is not subject to enforcement of the judgment and the judgment may not be enforced against the married person, unless the person is made a party to the judgment for the purpose of this paragraph. (b) If property of a married person is applied to the satisfaction of a money judgment pursuant to subdivision (a) for a debt incurred by the person that is assigned for payment by the personâs spouse, the person has a right of reimbursement from the personâs spouse to the extent of the property applied, with interest at the legal rate, and may recover reasonable attorneyâs fees incurred in enforcing the right of reimbursement.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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