Utah § 81-3-105 - Separate debts.

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§ 81-3-105. Separate debts.

Effective 9/1/2024
81-3-105.  Separate debts.
(1)A married individual is not personally liable for the separate debts, obligations, or liabilities of the individual's spouse that are:
(a)contracted or incurred before marriage;
(b)contracted or incurred during marriage, except family expenses as provided in Section 81-3-109;
(c)contracted or incurred after divorce or an order for separate maintenance under Chapter 4, Dissolution of Marriage, except that the individual is personally liable for any support ordered by a court as described in Chapter 6, Child Support, or an administrative agency as described in Title 26B, Chapter 9, Recovery Services and Administration of Child Support; or
(d)ordered by the court to be paid by the individual's spouse under Chapter 4, Dissolution of Marriage, and not in conflict with Section 15-4-6.5 or 15-4-6.7.
(2)A creditor of a married individual may not reach the wages, earnings, property, rents, or other income of the individual's spouse to satisfy a debt, obligation, or liability of the individual under Subsection (1).


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session

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