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Certainly. Your spouse does not have to be part of the BK filing. However if there are joint debts, or if you live in a community property state the best option is for both to file.

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Q: If your wife does not have an income can you still declare bankruptcy?
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When did Clinton declare bankruptcy?

If you are referring to Hillary and Bill Clinton, neither of them have, singly or as husband and wife, ever filed for bankruptcy.


You declared bankruptcy 5 years ago and you are now married can you and your wife declare bankruptcy?

Yes; however, you may be precluded from receiving a discharge.


If your wife included a joint car loan in her bankruptcy but you did not file bankruptcy are you still liable for that loan?

You will be responsible for the whole debt since you are the only one capable of paying the debt after your wife's bankruptcy.


Should I put my car's title in my wife's name if I am going to declare bankruptcy?

YEs U Should Becuase When U Declare Wateva U Own And Who Ever U Owe There Gonna Take It Because They Want There MoneyAnother View: If you owned the car in our own name prior to your bankruptcy, it will be seen as a sham to shelter your assets from your creditors, and it will not make a difference.


When a judgment is awarded against a man and wife and his company and the husband files bankruptcy on the company but the wife is not a party to the bankruptcy can her wages be garnished?

If both persons were sued and a judgment awarded but only the husband filed bankruptcy and included the debt; the judgment can still be executed against any non-exempt property belonging to the wife and perhaps jointly owned property as well. The legal presumption is that the debt is still owed because it was jointly incurred.


You owe a lot in cretit debt you dont own any vehicles if you declare bankruptcy will they take your wife s cars?

Not if you have no ownership interest in the vehicles. That is, your name is not on the title and you are not in a community property state. You cannot give your wife your car before filing, either.


If you declare bankruptcy is your ex-spouse obligated to pay your joint loan cosigned by your relatives?

If you wife also co-signed on the loan, then, yes, she is. Your bankruptcy does not make the debt go away. It only negates your liability on the loan. It doesn't affect any one else's liability on the loan.


Just got married have to file bankruptcy but my wife filed in 2003 can i still file with her?

You might be able to file bankruptcy individually, but the bankruptcy trustee will scrutinize joint assets and income to determine whether they must be included in your individual filing. Therefor, there may be more reasons that the bankruptcy trustee would determine as cause to dismiss your bankruptcy claim. Note that if rejection of your bankruptcy claim is upheld by the bankruptcy court, actually your have only lost your time and expenses to file that particular bankruptcy claim. An excellent book for detailed perspective on filing chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy: "The New Bankruptcy, will it work for You?" 3rd edition (published in 2009 by Nolo), by Stephen Elias. I found this book in the Colorado Springs public library under 346.078 E42N (Dewey decimal).


If your ex-wife files for bankruptcy can you go after her for not paying on a joint account?

Not if the debt is discharged in the bankruptcy.


Can your wife claim bankruptcy with out affecting your credit?

She can, and yes it will


Is your wifes bankruptcy your problem?

Your wife's bankruptcy should not affect you unless you have joint debt. In that case, the creditors can pursue collection efforts against you.


What happens when a bankruptcy trustee uses an unexpected inheritance the petitioner receives to pay off debts a judge had ordered the ex-husband pay off at prior divorce proceedings?

The debts are paid off and the bankruptcy is closed or any remaining debts are discharged. Assuming the petitioner was the ex-wife who received the inheritance, the divorce court order still stands, and the ex-wife may file a contempt action in divorce court to have the ex-husband pay the ex-wife the amount used to pay the debts. He may even be liable for some or all the costs of the bankruptcy if his failure to pay the debts led to the bankruptcy.