Lorenz-Auxier Financial Group, Inc. v. Bidewell

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

Sandra Lee Bidewell appeals her inclusion in a judgment arising from a business debt that her husband unilaterally incurred.

We hold:

1. that Mrs. Bidewell’s personal liability is governed by the law of Oregon, her state of domicile when the debt arose;

2. that Mr. Bidewell’s agreement that he and his business would be bound by Arizona law did not bind his wife to Arizona law or deprive her of the protection afforded to her separate property by the law of Oregon;

3. that Oregon law protects Mrs. Bide-well’s separate property from exposure to the judgment on her…