Section 9
Husband not liable for wife’s antenuptial debts.
The Married Womens Property Act, 1874
About this Act
An Act to explain and amend the law relating to certain married women, for other purposes.
19. Husband not liable for wifes ante-nuptial debts.A husband married after the thirty-first
day of December, 1865 shall not by reason only of such marriage be liable to the debts of hi s wife
contracted before marriage, but the wife shall be liable to be sued for, and shall, to the extent of her
separate property, be liable to satisfy such debts as if he had continued unmarried:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall 2 *** invalidate any contract into which a husband may, before the passing of this Act, have entered in consideration of hi s wife's ante-nuptial debts.
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall 2 *** invalidate any contract into which a husband may, before the passing of this Act, have entered in consideration of hi s wife's ante-nuptial debts.
Notes
1. Cf. the Married Woman's Property Act, 1870 (33 and 34 Viet., c. 93), s. 12.
2. The words "affect any suit instituted before the passing of this Act, not" rep. By Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
2. The words "affect any suit instituted before the passing of this Act, not" rep. By Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Schedule.