Title 81, Title 81: Utah Domestic Relations Code

81-3-105. Separate debts. (1) A married individual is not personally liable for the separate debts, obligations, or liabilities of the individual's spouse that are: contracted or incurred before marriage; contracted or incurred during marriage, except family expenses as provided …

81-3-106. Actions based on property rights. If a married individual obtains possession or control of property belonging to the individual's spouse before or after marriage, the owner of the property may maintain an action therefor, or for any right growing out of the same, in the…

81-3-107. Liability for spouse's torts. (1) If a married individual is held liable in a civil action, the plaintiff may recover damages from the individual alone. (2) The spouse of the individual described in Subsection (1) may not be held liable in the civil action, except in an…

81-3-108. Agency between spouses. A married individual may: (1) constitute the attorney in fact to control and dispose of the property of the individual's spouse for the mutual benefit of the individual and the individual's spouse or otherwise; and (2) revoke the appointment the …

81-3-109. Family expenses -- Joint and several liability. (1) As used in this section: "Family expenses" means expenses incurred that benefit and promote the family unit. "Family expenses" do not include items purchased in accordance with a written contract or agreement during th…

81-3-110. Homestead rights -- Custody of a minor child. (1) A married individual may not remove the individual's spouse or minor child from the homestead without the consent of the individual's spouse, unless the owner of the property shall in good faith provide another homestead…

81-3-111. Action for consortium due to personal injury. (1) As used in this section: "Injury" or "injured" means a significant permanent injury to an individual that substantially changes that individual's lifestyle, including: a partial or complete paralysis of one or more of th…

81-3-201. Definitions for part. As used in this part: (1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage. (2) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or …

81-3-202. Writing -- Signature required. (1) A premarital agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. (2) A premarital agreement is enforceable without consideration.

81-3-203. Content. (1) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to: the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located; the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, ab…

81-3-204. Effect of marriage -- Amendment -- Revocation. (1) A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage. (2) After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation is …

81-3-205. Enforcement. (1) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves that: that party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or the agreement was fraudulent when the agreement was executed and, before execution of the agr…

81-3-206. Enforcement -- Void marriage. If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.

81-3-207. Limitations of actions. Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement.

81-3-208. Application and construction. This part shall be applied and construed to effectuate the part's general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this part among states enacting this uniform law.