A debt is “incurred” at the following time:

(a) In the case of a contract, at the time the contract is made.

Terms Used In California Family Code 903

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.

(b) In the case of a tort, at the time the tort occurs.

(c) In other cases, at the time the obligation arises.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)