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104
A debt which Mary incurred before her marriage in community of property
to John, is claimed from her after the marriage has been dissolved. She
pays the debt and now asks you whether she has a right of recourse against
John (her former spouse). Advise her.
SUMMARY
In this study unit you learned
. when a marriage is in community of property
. what universal community of property means
. what the joint estate of the spouses consists of
. that although there is only one joint estate when spouses marry in
community of property, the spouses may also own separate property,
which does not form part of the joint estate
. how debts must be recovered from spouses who are/were married in
community of property
In the next study unit we shall discuss the way in which the spouses' joint
estate must be administered.