Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 32-911 (2026)
Wife’s liability for personal debts.
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Wife’s liability for personal debts.
The separate property of the wife is not liable for the debts of her husband, but is liable for her own debts contracted before or after marriage.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: In Re Hicks, 300 B.R. 372 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2003).
In Re Hicks, 300 B.R. 372 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2003). “” So, too, Idaho Code § 32-911 provides that “[t]he separate property of the wife is not hable for the debts of her husband, but is hable for her own debts contracted before or after marriage.”
Frost v. Mead, 383 P.2d 834 (Idaho 1963). “I.C. § 32-911. The facts also support the finding and conclusion that she was es- *166 topped to claim non-liability because of her marital status.”
Action Collection Serv., Inc. v. Seele, 69 P.3d 173 (Idaho Ct. App. 2003). “Section 32-911 provides that the separate property of the wife is not liable for the debts of her husband, but is liable for her own debts contracted before or after marriage.”
Hansen v. Blevins, 367 P.2d 758 (Idaho 1962). “[Same as our I.C. § 32-911.] It is significant to note that nothing is said in regard to the liability of the husband’s separate property, the husband’s earnings, or the balance of the community property (the wife’s earnings excepted by Civ.”
Primerica Life Ins. Co. v. Darney (D. Idaho 2025). “3d 1188, 1192 (Idaho 2010); Idaho Code § 32-911 . Brett and Yvette’s prenuptial agreement indemnified each other from debts incurred separately; however, a creditor, or Debra in this case, would still be able to seek repayment from community funds.”
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