Section 2623 Of Part 6. Debts And Liabilities From California Family Law Code >> Division 7. >> Part 6.
2623
. Debts incurred by either spouse after the date of separation
but before entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal
separation of the parties shall be confirmed as follows:
(a) Debts incurred by either spouse for the common necessaries of
life of either spouse or the necessaries of life of the children of
the marriage for whom support may be ordered, in the absence of a
court order or written agreement for support or for the payment of
these debts, shall be confirmed to either spouse according to the
parties' respective needs and abilities to pay at the time the debt
was incurred.
(b) Debts incurred by either spouse for nonnecessaries of that
spouse or children of the marriage for whom support may be ordered
shall be confirmed without offset to the spouse who incurred the
debt.