Note Part heading added by L 1984, c 79, §1. Cross References Community property, see chapter 510. §572-21 Presumption of separate property. There is a rebuttable presumption that all property, both real and personal, acquired in the name of the husband or of the wife, without regard to the time of acquisition thereof, is the […]
§572-22 Contracts. (a) A married person may make contracts, oral and written, sealed and unsealed, with the married person’s spouse, or any other person, in the same manner as if the married person were sole. (b) An agreement between spouses providing for periodic payments for the support and maintenance of one spouse by the other, […]
§572-23 Not liable for spousal debts. A married person is not liable for the debts of a spouse; nor is a married person’s property liable to be taken on execution or other process against that person’s spouse. [L 1888, c 11, §6; RL 1925, §2999; RL 1935, §4650; RL 1945, §12371; am L 1945, c […]
§572-24 Spousal liabilities. Both spouses of a marriage, whether married in this State or in some other jurisdiction, and residing in this, shall be bound to maintain, provide for, and support one another during marriage, and shall be liable for all debts contracted by one another for necessaries for themselves, one another, or their family […]
§572-25 Separate property. The real and personal property of a spouse, upon marriage, shall remain that spouse’s separate property, free from the management, control, debts, and obligations of the other spouse; and a spouse may receive, receipt for, hold, manage, and dispose of property, real and personal, in the same manner as if that spouse […]
§572-26 May be personal representative, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary. A married person may be a personal representative, guardian, trustee, custodian, or other fiduciary and may bind the person’s self and the estate the person represents without any act or assent on the part of the person’s spouse. [L 1888, c 11, §4; RL 1925, […]
§572-27 Persons as sureties. All persons, upon attaining their majority, and having the necessary property qualifications as by law required, may act, serve, and be sureties on all bonds and undertakings required under the laws of the State. [L 1923, c 9, §1; RL 1925, §2997; RL 1935, §4648; RL 1945, §12369; RL 1955, §325-4; […]
§572-28 Suits by and against. A married person may sue and be sued in the same manner as if the person were sole. This section shall be construed to authorize tort suits between spouses. [L 1888, c 11, §5; RL 1925, §2998; RL 1935, §4649; RL 1945, §12370; RL 1955, §325-5; HRS §573-5; ren and […]
§572-29 Marriage settlement not invalidated. Nothing contained in this part shall invalidate any marriage settlement or contract. [L 1888, c 11, §11; RL 1925, §3004; RL 1935, §4655; RL 1945, §12376; RL 1955, §325-8; HRS §573-8; ren and am L 1987, c 46, §3 and am c 283, §59]
