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Is a spouse financially responsible for debts incurred after the marriage?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes and no. If you live in a community property state then assets you may share with your spouse could be come entangled with their debts. Generally speaking, if your spouse does not pay his bills I would avoid a joint bank account or other forms of shared ownership of assets.
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Is a spouse financially responsible for debts incurred before the marriage?
Not unless the spouse signed the debt paperwork. However, will they chase one spouse to get to the other spouse, yes they will.
Is a wife responsible for debt made by her husband before marriage in the state of Florida?
No. A spouse is not responsible for their spouse's debts that were incurred prior to marriage. The only debt that can be shared post-marriage that was incurred pre-marriage would be debt on an account that you became a joint account holder on after marriage.
Are you financially responsible for the actions of your spouse?
In belgium it's till the age of 23 that you are financially responsible for the actions of your spouse.
Is a spouse responsible for debt incurred before the marriage?
No, not directly. Indirectly the non debtor spouse may find that he or she has a shared joint account levied or joint property encumbered by a judgment against the debtor spouse.
In Michigan is your spouse responsible for debt incurred in your name?
Not for private debt. Just make sure that the spouse is not a co- applicant. The spouse is responsible only if they are co-applicant.
Is a spouse financially responsible for debts incurred before the marriage?
Not unless the spouse signed the debt paperwork. However, will they chase one spouse to get to the other spouse, yes they will.
Is spouse responsible for medical debt after spouse's death if bills were incurred prior to marriage?
no.
Is a wife responsible for debt made by her husband before marriage in the state of Florida?
No. A spouse is not responsible for their spouse's debts that were incurred prior to marriage. The only debt that can be shared post-marriage that was incurred pre-marriage would be debt on an account that you became a joint account holder on after marriage.
Are you financially responsible for the actions of your spouse?
In belgium it's till the age of 23 that you are financially responsible for the actions of your spouse.
Can you be held responsible for your wife's foreclosure from a previous marriage?
While your spouse may still have some incurred liability from a previous marriage, you, yourself, as an individual, are not.
In Texas is a spouse responsible for credit card debt that is solely incurred by the other spouse under a credit card which was issued prior to the marriage?
Yes. STATED BY AUTHOR
If you're filing bankruptcy based on debts incurred before your marriage to your current spouse do you have to make your current spouse party to your bankruptcy?
No, debts that are incurred before a marriage do not become the responsibility of the new spouse.
In the state of Indiana can a husband be held legally responsible for medical bills incurred by his wife while married?
No, debts incurred before marriage do not become the joint responsibility of a new spouse.
Is a spouse responsible for debt incurred before the marriage?
No, not directly. Indirectly the non debtor spouse may find that he or she has a shared joint account levied or joint property encumbered by a judgment against the debtor spouse.
Is the childless spouse in a common law marriage responsible financially for paying child support to children from their common law partners previous marriage?
No, only the biological parents pay for their children.
In Michigan is your spouse responsible for debt incurred in your name?
Not for private debt. Just make sure that the spouse is not a co- applicant. The spouse is responsible only if they are co-applicant.
Can your spouse be held responsible for your debt?
No. Debts incurred before the marriage belong to the individual, those made jointly during a marriage belong to both. Married couples who reside in a community property state are generally held accountable for debts made during the marriage regardless of which spouse actually incurred the debt(s). (Texas and Wisconsin do not treat all marital debt in the same manner as do the other community property states).
