Full question:
I am living with my husband in Alaska. We got married two months back. My husband incurred several debts before our marriage. Now his creditors are asking me to clear his debts. Am I liable to pay the premarital debts of my husband?
- Category: Husband and Wife
- Subcategory: Duty to Support
- Date:
- State: Alaska
Answer:
In Alaska, neither spouse is liable for the debts or liabilities of the other spouse incurred before the marriage. So, only your husband is liable to pay the debts incurred by him before the marriage.In Alaska, the nonliability for premarital or separate debts of other spouse is envisaged in Alaska Stat. § 25.15.050. It reads as:
“Subject to AS 34.77, neither spouse is liable for the debts or liabilities of the other incurred before marriage, and, except as otherwise provided, neither is liable for the separate debts of the other, nor is the rent or income of the property of one spouse liable for the separate debts of the other.”
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