Illinois is not a community property state, therefore a spouse who is not a joint account holder is not responsible for the credit card debt of the other spouse.
No. it is not mandatory to have a joint account with your spouse. If you feel, you no longer wish to have your spouse in your joint account, you can let them know and then contact the bank to remove their name from the accounts joint holders list.
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.
It depends on the type of account - and the bank. If you're simply wanting the spouse to be able to spend money that's in the account - they can be added as an additional card holder. Alternatively - if you want the spouse to have equal control of the account (changing credit limits for example) - then it's better to have the account in joint names.
No
Alabama is not a community property state, the surviving spouse is not responsible for creditor debt unless he or she was a joint account holder.
A spouse may open as many bank accounts as they wish. If, on the other hand, you are referring to a joint account; then there will have to be paperwork filled out adding the spouse to the account and thus creating a joint account. This requires the agreement and signature of the original account holder.
Absolutely not, unless you're an authorized user or joint account holder. That would be credit card fruad, a felony. If you are on the account, you still need to let the credit card companies know of the death, as it may change the status of the account.
Yes if the account if joint regardless if the actual card did not have their name on it.
Yes, if a creditor wins a lawsuit and is granted a judgment, said judgment can be enforced as a bank account garnishment. A joint account (even a marital one) is subject to attachment to the extent of the debtor's share.
Contact the credit beau's by phone or postal mail. Ask for the individual's name to be removed from current co- applicant / spouse section of your report if applicable. Your ex spouse's name will still remain on joint accounts until they are no longer being reported by the creditors. If you look at your report locate the date credit will continue to show on your report and that is how long your co-applicant will remain on your credit. Ex: John Doe, creditor, joint account. With Experian it may say the name of the other person who holds the joint account. Ask which creditor's may still be reporting it as such and contacted them. Check your credit regularly and look to see that spouse is not later added back on my mistake.
Joint credit life insurance is money paid to you or your spouse if either of your are ever arrested on drug charges.