{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-11-516","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-516","heading":"Doctrine of necessaries - Abolished","body":"(a) (1) Absent express authority, neither a husband nor a wife is liable for the other's debt obligations, including those for necessaries. (2) As used in this section, \"necessaries\" means all such things required for the sustenance of a person, including food, clothing, medicine, and habitation. (b) The doctrine of necessaries, as it is known in the common law, is hereby abolished. Acts 2011, No. 1183, § 1\n\n(a) (1) Absent express authority, neither a husband nor a wife is liable for the other's debt obligations, including those for necessaries. (2) As used in this section, \"necessaries\" means all such things required for the sustenance of a person, including food, clothing, medicine, and habitation.\n\n(1) Absent express authority, neither a husband nor a wife is liable for the other's debt obligations, including those for necessaries.\n\n(2) As used in this section, \"necessaries\" means all such things required for the sustenance of a person, including food, clothing, medicine, and habitation.\n\n(b) The doctrine of necessaries, as it is known in the common law, is hereby abolished.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 11","Subchapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"97c2e3aa81289998f1c366f680993f04dfe2dac9752d2c0c30833622062daba0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-11-515","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-11-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}