No contract between husband and wife relative to the real estate of either, or any interest therein, shall be valid, except as provided in section 500.19, subdivisions 4 and 5; but, in relation to all other subjects, either may contract with the other. A husband or wife may appoint the other as an attorney-in-fact with respect to all property of the principal, or any interest in the property, whether real, personal, or mixed. Use of a power of attorney is subject to section 518.58, subdivision 1a. In all cases where the rights of creditors or purchasers in good faith come in question, each spouse shall be held to have notice of the contracts and debts of the other as fully as if a party thereto.
(8621) RL s 3609; 1979 c 123 s 6; 1987 c 26 s 3; 1995 c 130 s 6
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations
Chapter 519 — Married Persons; Rights, Privileges
Section 519.01 — Separate Legal Existence.
Section 519.02 — Property Rights.
Section 519.03 — Responsible For Torts And Bound By Contract.
Section 519.04 — Property Acquired By Wife During Separation; Conveyances.
Section 519.05 — Liability Of Husband And Wife.
Section 519.06 — Contracts Between Husband And Wife.
Section 519.07 — Barring Interest Of Spouse; Rights Reciprocal.
Section 519.091 — Residual Marital Property Rights Abolished.