0
No. The only way anyone can be joined in a financial liability is if it falls within one of two scenarios:
1. The person joins the financial debt by adding themselves to it (ie co-sign a loan or adds to a mortgage);
2. If the original guarantor is sued and loses assets that belong to both husband and wife in the suit.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
Is spouse responsible for medical debt after spouse's death if bills were incurred prior to marriage?
no.
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.
In Ohio does a spouse assume partners debt that was incurred before the marriage?
No. Although the spouse can be affected by the outstanding debt when applying for joint credit or if a joint bank account is levied by a judgment creditor.
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.
Can the spouse's retirement be garnished if the debt was before the marriage?
No.
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
Is your spouse liable for medical debt that occurred before a marriage?
No. Your present spouse had no legal responsibility for you before you were married.
Is a wife responsible for husbands debt created before marriage?
It depends on the state law. Generally, the answer is no. keeping accounts separate after marriage is a good idea. No. Debts incurred before marriage are the responsibility of the person who made the debt. A spouse can be affected by such debts, however, if he or she shares a joint bank account or are joint owners of real property.
Are you liable for spouse federal tax debt incurred before marriage?
The law on this point is very clear , you are not liable for your husbands tax blunders made before the marriage, in fact even if he has taken a loan you need not pay for it also. You will come in the picture only when you are legally married to him.
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).
Do Common Property Laws apply to debt within a marriage?
The rules that govern debt incurred by one spouse in common law states is much different than the rules in community property states. So the answer is yes. Common law property states govern debts within a marriage as well as property.In a common law property state debts that are incurred by one spouse are not usually the responsibility of the other unless the debt was for something that also benefitted the other spouse or the family.
