Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 572-23 (2026)

] Not liable for spousal debts

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[§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 254, §2; RL 1955, §325-6; HRS §573-6; am L 1978, c 77, §1(1); ren L 1984, c 79, §1]

Case Notes

Wife who takes whole as surviving tenant by the entirety not liable for husband's debts. 47 H. 629, 645, 394 P.2d 432 (1964). See 3 H. 802 (1877).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2003 · leading case: Queen's Med. Ctr. v. Kagawa, 967 P.2d 686 (Haw. App. 1998).

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Queen's Med. Ctr. v. Kagawa, 967 P.2d 686 (Haw. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “HRS § 572-23 (1993), which precedes HRS § 572-24 and is entitled, "Not Liable for Spousal *496 Debts,” states, "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…”

Whirlpool Corp. v. CIT Grp./Bus. Credit, Inc., 293 F. Supp. 2d 1144 (D. Haw. 2003). · cites it 2× “See, HRS § 572-23 (2003). “Facing the prospect of collecting upon an empty judgment, Whirlpool chose to settle.”

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