{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-519.05","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 519.05","heading":"LIABILITY OF SPOUSES.","body":"(a) A spouse is not liable to a creditor for any debts of the other spouse. Notwithstanding this paragraph, in a proceeding under chapter 518 the court may apportion such debt between the spouses.\n(b) Either spouse may close a credit card account or other unsecured consumer line of credit on which both spouses are contractually liable, by giving written notice to the creditor.\n(c) Nothing in this section prevents a creditor's claim against a decedent's estate.","path":["DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 519. MARRIED PERSONS; RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/519.05","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"ef10a1efcc4fcb0bb38500ade940dc5eac17c5340fa42dd8e7d3d0968ba18341","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-519.04","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-519.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}