California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kennard v. Kennard (In re Marriage of Kennard), B291126 (Cal. App. 2020):
If a nondebtor spouse is assigned a debt as part of a property division, the debtor spouse has a right of reimbursement to the extent he or she is compelled to satisfy the debt. ( 916, subd. (b); Lezine v. Security Pacific Fin. Services, Inc. (1996) 14 Cal.4th 56, 65, 74.)
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