{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-404.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 404.010","heading":"Effect of marriage on wife's property -- Separate estate -- Subjection of","body":"estate to debts.\n(1) Marriage shall give to the husband, during the life of the wife, no estate or interest\nin the wife's property, real or personal, owned at the time or acquir ed after the\nmarriage. During the existence of the marriage relationship the wife shall hold and\nown all her estate to her separate and exclusive use, and free from the debts,\nliabilities or control of her husband.\n(2) A married woman's estate shall be li able for her debts and responsibilities\ncontracted before marriage, and for such contracted after marriage, except as\nprovided in this chapter and in KRS Chapter 392.","path":["KRS Chapter 404"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17535","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:31Z","sha256":"552569a9b199c3152b55e819057fa2d733b9a26b0a85dc515279ee8119afffbd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403a.503","next":"us-ky/krs-404.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}