Arab Monetary Fund v. Hashim

OPINION

PORTLEY, Judge.

¶ 1 We are asked to decide whether plaintiff-appellee Arab Monetary Fund (the “AMF”) can collect the English judgment for litigation costs against appellant Jafar Hashim (“Hashim”) from the community property of Hashim and his spouse, Maryam Salass. Because we find that Hashim’s liability was incurred before he was married and the community cannot be responsible for the premarital obligation, we reverse the summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Hashim’s father, Dr. Jawad Hashim (“Dr. Hashim”), was the first President and…