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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 404 CONTRACTS AND SEPARATE ESTATE OF MARRIED WOMEN
404.040 Liability of husband for wife's debts.

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404.040 Liability of husband for wife's debts. The husband shall not be liable for any debt or responsibility of the wife contracted or <br>incurred before or after marriage, except to the amount or value of the property he <br>received from or by her by virtue of the marriage; but he shall be liable for necessaries <br>furnished to her after marriage. Effective: October 1, 1942 <br>History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2130.

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