Civil Code Article 1023
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The husband or the wife is respectively liable for his or her own debts.When the husband or the wife discharges the other's debts with his or her own property, even if it is during the continuance of the marriage relationship, he or she may claim for payback.
中文原文 民法第1023條
夫妻各自對其債務負清償之責。
夫妻之一方以自己財產清償他方之債務時，雖於婚姻關係存續中，亦得請求償還。
夫妻之一方以自己財產清償他方之債務時，雖於婚姻關係存續中，亦得請求償還。