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2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 31. FAMILY
572. Marriage
572-23 Not liable for spousal debts.
Universal Citation: HI Rev Stat § 572-23 (2019)
§572-23 Not liable for spousal debts. A married person is not liable for the debts of a spouse; nor is a married person's property liable to be taken on execution or other process against that person's spouse. [L 1888, c 11, §6; RL 1925, §2999; RL 1935, §4650; RL 1945, §12371; am L 1945, c 254, §2; RL 1955, §325-6; HRS §573-6; am L 1978, c 77, §1(1); ren L 1984, c 79, §1]
Case Notes
Wife who takes whole as surviving tenant by the entirety not liable for husband's debts. 47 H. 629, 645, 394 P.2d 432 (1964). See 3 H. 802 (1877).
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