Volume 93, Issue 129
Royal Gazette
15 October 2519
Section1490.The debts to which a husband and wife are jointly liable shall include the following debts created by them during their marriage:
(1)the debts relating to the management of necessary affairs within the family, the provision of maintenance and medical treatment to members of the family, and the education of children as appropriate for their individual conditions;
(2)the debts relating to the marital property;
(3)the debts arising from the work jointly performed by the husband and wife;
(4)the debts created by the husband or wife for his or her sole benefit but confirmed by the other.
Section1491.If a husband or wife is adjudged bankrupt, the marital property is separated by operation of law from the day the court gives the judgment of bankruptcy.
Section1492.Upon separation of the marital property, the portion separated for the husband or wife shall become his or her personal property.
Section1493.In the event that the marital property is no more, the husband and wife must help each other pay the expenses of the household in proportion to the amount of their respective personal property.
