# Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-508: Contracts concerning separate property of one spouse not binding on other spouse

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-508
- **Heading:** Contracts concerning separate property of one spouse not binding on other spouse
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter 5 / Section 9-11-508

## Text

No bargain or contract made by any married person, in respect to his or her sole and separate property or any property that may come to him or her by descent, devise, bequest, purchase, or gift or grant of any person, and no bargain or contract entered into by any married person, in or about the carrying on of any trade or business, under any statute of the state, shall be binding upon his or her spouse or render his or her person or property in any way liable therefor. Acts 1873, No. 126, § 4, p. 382; C. & M. Dig., § 5582; Pope's Dig., § 7232; Acts 1981, No. 873, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 55-407

No bargain or contract made by any married person, in respect to his or her sole and separate property or any property that may come to him or her by descent, devise, bequest, purchase, or gift or grant of any person, and no bargain or contract entered into by any married person, in or about the carrying on of any trade or business, under any statute of the state, shall be binding upon his or her spouse or render his or her person or property in any way liable therefor.

Acts 1873, No. 126, § 4, p. 382; C. & M. Dig., § 5582; Pope's Dig., § 7232; Acts 1981, No. 873, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 55-407

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-501 Construction of this section and sections 9-11-509 - 9-11-514](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-501.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-502 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-502.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-503 Rights generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-503.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-504 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-504.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-505 Control of separate real and personal property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-505.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-506 Spouses not liable for each other's antenuptial debts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-506.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-507 Separate property of one spouse not liable for other spouse's debts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-507.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-508 Contracts concerning separate property of one spouse not binding on other spouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-508.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-509 Schedule of separate personal property - Filing - Effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-509.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-510 Form of schedule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-510.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-511 Filing of schedule by person selling or giving property - Effect of recording conveyance or will](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-511.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-512 Effect of failure to file schedule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-512.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-513 Control of one spouse's separate property by other spouse - Presumption of agency or trusteeship](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-513.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-514 Settlements in equity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-514.md)

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