{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4101","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 4101","heading":"Liability for debts contracted before marriage.","body":"(a) General rule.--A spouse is not liable for the debts of the other spouse contracted before marriage.\n(b) Liability of property unaffected.--This chapter does not protect the property of a married person from liability for debts contracted by or in the name of the married person by any person authorized to so contract.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART V SUPPORT, PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 41 GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=41\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"609bcc11aa1786ba60b0d907f00c1934dc02a864dde7e6de15089f079748b893","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3904","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}