9.01.060 Rights of Married Individuals; Same as Single

1.A married individual has the sole and exclusive control of the individual's separate property and shall retain all the civil and property rights of a single individual over his/her/their separate property after marriage.

(a) A married individual may buy and sell, receive and convey, or dispose of by will or otherwise of any of his/ her/ their separate property without joining the name of the individual's spouse in the action.

(b) Separate property brought in to a married household that is of cultural or significance and traditionally held by a family as a unit, rather than individuals within the family (e.g. regalia), shall pass to the individual's children or family upon the individual's death instead of passing to the individual's spouse, unless otherwise provided by the deceased's last will and testament.

(c) A married individual may sue for any injury to the individual's reputation, person or separate property, in that individual's own name without joining his/her/their spouse as party plaintiff.

(d) Actions founded upon a married individual's separate contracts or torts or relating to his/her/their individual property may be brought against the individual without joining the individual's spouse as party defendant.