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DIVISION 4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING MARRIAGE 700-1620›PART 3. LIABILITY OF MARITAL PROPERTY 900-1000›CHAPTER 1. Definitions 900-903

§ 903

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A debt is “incurred” at the following time:

(a) In the case of a contract, at the time the contract is made.

(b) In the case of a tort, at the time the tort occurs.

(c) In other cases, at the time the obligation arises.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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