§ 65. Appointing spouse as attorney
A husband or wife may constitute the other his or her attorney in fact, to control or dispose of his or her property and may revoke the same to the same extent and manner as other persons.
§ 66. Liability of spouse for debts of the other
Neither spouse is liable for the debts or liabilities of the other incurred before marriage, and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, they are not liable for the separate debts of each other nor is the rent or income of property of either liable for the separate debts of the other.
§ 67. Separate estates
The husband and wife shall have the right to manage and dispose of their respective estates, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
§ 68. Separate property of wife
The property and pecuniary rights of every married woman at the time of her marriage or afterwards acquired by gift, devise, or inheritance shall not be subject to the debts or contracts of her husband, and she may manage, sell, convey or devise the same by will to the same extent and in the same […]
§ 40. Failure to make return of marriage
Whoever, having solemnized the rites of marriage under authority of a license issued pursuant to section 38 of this title, fails to make return as therein required, shall be fined not more than $50.
§ 41. Records to be maintained by Superior Court
(a) Each Superior Court shall provide a record book consisting of applications and licenses in blank, to be filled up with information on the parties for whose marriages any licenses are issued. The applications and licenses shall be numbered consecutively from “1” upwards. (b) The Superior Court shall also keep a record book in which […]
§ 61. Name of wife
The wife shall bear the surname of her husband.
§ 62. Interest in property of spouse
When property is owned by either husband or wife, the other has no such interest as will make the same liable for the contract or liabilities of either the husband or wife who is not the owner of property, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
§ 63. Interspousal immunity abolished
The common law doctrine of interspousal immunity is hereby declared to be abolished and either spouse may sue and be sued, not only free from the other spouse’s participation and control, but they also may sue one another for injuries to person or property to the same extent and manner as if unmarried.
§ 37. Posting of application
(a) Before any marriage license is issued, the application for such license shall be posted for public examination in the office of the clerk of the court for 8 days. (b) In special cases, however, the court may issue a license without the posting required by subsection (a) of this section.