Separate property of one spouse not liable for other spouse's debts

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AR Code › Title 9 › Chapter 11 › Subchapter 5 › Section 9-11-507

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The property of any male or female, whether real or personal, and whether acquired before or after marriage in that person's own right, shall not be sold to pay the debts of a spouse contracted for or damages incurred by the spouse before marriage. Rev. Stat., ch. 60, § 22; C. & M. Dig., § 5589; Pope's Dig., § 7239; Acts 1981, No. 873, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 55-406

The property of any male or female, whether real or personal, and whether acquired before or after marriage in that person's own right, shall not be sold to pay the debts of a spouse contracted for or damages incurred by the spouse before marriage.

Rev. Stat., ch. 60, § 22; C. & M. Dig., § 5589; Pope's Dig., § 7239; Acts 1981, No. 873, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 55-406

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