#### 7 Married person has no authority to act as agent of necessity 7 Married person has no authority to act as agent of necessity > A married person does not, by reason only of the person’s status as a spouse, have the authority to pledge the credit of the other spouse for necessaries or to act as agent for the other spouse for the purchase of necessaries.

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Section 7 - Married Persons (Equality of Status) Act 1996 - Married person has no authority to act as agent of necessity — Zoe