Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

liability on what a husband does

i am not legally seperated from my

husband. if he buys a log truck and

anything happens to it can i be held

legally responsible? if i get legally

seperated can i be held responsible?


Asked on 6/10/07, 2:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Lawrence D. Gorin, Atty. Law Offices of Lawrence Gorin

Re: liability on what a husband does

i am not legally seperated from my husband. if he buys a log truck and anything happens to it can i be held legally responsible?

ANSWER: No. If the truck is owned by him in his own name (and not jointly with you), you are not liable for damages that are his fault. And this is true whether you and he are married to one another and living together, or married to one another and living separately, whether legally separarted or illegally separated. In essence, you are not responsible for your husband's separate debts.

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Answered on 6/10/07, 7:20 pm


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