Community Debts

Similar to Community Property, absent a written agreement between the parties, debts that are incurred during the marriage for the necessities of life are presumed to be community debt and subject to equal division. However, debts that are incurred for non-necessities of life are deemed to be the separate debt of the spouse who incurred the debt. Debts incurred by either spouse after the date of separation to the date of entry of judgment are the separate debt of the spouse who incurred the debt.