Married Persons (Separate Legal Status) Bill 2019

Property Laws Updated to No Longer Refer to Husbands or Wives

Status: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.
PIPE Bill ID # 5753
State / Territory: South Australia (SA)
Last Modified 12 December 2019

This Bill was sponsored by Vickie Chapman ( LIB )

Effects of Bill:

This bill being passed means that... Property amendments stating that wives have the full right to own property are repealed; instead this is covered by a standalone law
This bill being passed means that... Laws which state that married men are specifically not responsible for their wives debts (acquired before marriage) are repealed in favour of laws which state that individuals are responsible for themselves

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