2024 Minnesota Statutes

519.05 LIABILITY OF SPOUSES.

(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.

(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.

(c) Nothing in this section prevents a creditor's claim against a decedent's estate.

History:

(8620) RL s 3608; 1981 c 31 s 11; 1997 c 245 art 2 s 7; 2001 c 158 s 5; 2009 c 79 art 5 s 73; 2024 c 114 art 3 s 83