(1) The spouses are to first discharge the obligations of the common matrimonial property. If an obligation is not yet payable or if it is disputed, the spouses must retain whatever is necessary to discharge this obligation.
(2) If a common matrimonial property obligation, as between the spouses, falls on one of the spouses alone, the latter may not require that the obligation be discharged from the common matrimonial property.
(3) The common matrimonial property is to be converted into money, to the extent that this is necessary, in order to discharge the obligations of the common matrimonial property.