California : Family Code: 900-903
(provided by Divorce Source, Inc.)
Published 5.20.98
900. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the
definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
902. "Debt" means an obligation incurred by a married person before
or during marriage, whether based on contract, tort, or otherwise.
903. A debt is "incurred" at the following time:
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(a) In the case of a contract, at the time the contract is made.
(b) In the case of a tort, at the time the tort occurs.
(c) In other cases, at the time the obligation arises.
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