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.
Not unless the spouse signed the debt paperwork. However, will they chase one spouse to get to the other spouse, yes they will.
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.
In belgium it's till the age of 23 that you are financially responsible for the actions of your spouse.
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.
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.
Not unless the spouse signed the debt paperwork. However, will they chase one spouse to get to the other spouse, yes they will.
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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.
In belgium it's till the age of 23 that you are financially responsible for the actions of your spouse.
While your spouse may still have some incurred liability from a previous marriage, you, yourself, as an individual, are not.
Yes. STATED BY AUTHOR
No, debts that are incurred before a marriage do not become the responsibility of the new spouse.
No, debts incurred before marriage do not become the joint responsibility of a new spouse.
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.
No, only the biological parents pay for their children.
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.
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).