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In Michigan is your spouse responsible for debt incurred in your name?
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∙ 15y ago
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.
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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 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 there any way to not be responsible for debt incurred by your spouse but yet stay married?
If the couple Does Not reside in a community property state then a spouse is not responsible for the other spouse's debts when said debts are solely incurred. If the couple does reside in a CP state it does not matter who incurs the debt as the law assigns the married couple equal rights to assets and equal responsibility for debts.
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.
Are you responsible for your spouse's debts?
yes * Only if the couple reside in a community property state and the debt is incurred during the marriage. All CP states allow a spouse to use the "innocent spousal" defense concerning marital debts if the spouse was not aware of the debt made or had no control over the matter. Texas and Wisconsin are not "true" community property states when it relates to marital debts solely incurred. In all other states sole debts belong to the spouse who incurred them.
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.
Is spouse responsible for debt after death in Alabama?
The estate will be primarily responsible. The spouse indirectly will pay, as they cannot inherit until they are resolved and they benefited from the debts incurred.
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 Florida is a spouse responsible for credit card debt that is solely incurred by the other spouse?
No. Florida like several other states treat marital debts as being separate when they are not jointly incurred.
In Michigan is a spouse responsible for credit card debt that is solely incurred by the other spouse after their death?
Ask this question to a lawyer. Some lawyers offer free consultation for upto an hour. Asking this type of questions on web may get you wrong advise.
Do husband and wife absorb debt?
A husband and wife do absorb each other's debt. They each become responsible for the debts incurred by the other spouse.
Is the surviving spouse liable for the deceased spouse's debt if their name is not on the account?
If the couple resided in a community property state it is possible for the surviving spouse to be responsible for debt incurred by a deceased spouse even though he or she was not an account holder. Texas and Wisconsin are not considered "true" CP states as they treat solely incurred marital debt somewhat differently as do the other CP states.
Is there any way to not be responsible for debt incurred by your spouse but yet stay married?
If the couple Does Not reside in a community property state then a spouse is not responsible for the other spouse's debts when said debts are solely incurred. If the couple does reside in a CP state it does not matter who incurs the debt as the law assigns the married couple equal rights to assets and equal responsibility for debts.
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 a spouse responsible for the medial debts of the other spouse?
YES with qualifications. Joint assets will be considered as valid for liquidation to meet debt incurred only by one of the spouses.
Are you responsible for a debt incurred by your ex-husband on a credit card in your name in Ohio?
The person who is the account holder is responsible for the debt unless it can be proven the debt was fraudulently incurred.
