Your spouse's credit score should not be affected if he/she is not on the deed or on the mortgage that was foreclosed.
No, what you inherit is yours and not part of the marriage.
That's complicated enough, and the consequences of getting it wrong are severe enough, that you really should consult an attorney.
it's your house. it's your house.
Any owner of real property must sign a deed in order to transfer title to a new owner. If both spouses own it then both spouses must convey it.
Only the spouse who will not be getting the property needs to be a grantor on the deed. In essence, one of the spouses is surrendering their share of the property over to the other.
Joint tenancy
No, it is a community property state. In a CP state all property acquired during the marriage is considered to be equally owned by both spouses, and in most cases all debts incurred during the marriage are considered to be the equal responsibility of both spouses.
Laws vary based on the jurisdiction. In most, the spouse has to sign their rights in the property away. This prevents them from clouding title to the property later on.
Not individually, but the deceased's estate may well be subject to being charged for the expenses not covered by any existing insurance.
Bankruptcy has some effect on both spouses regardless of where they live. Unless the two spouses have taken great care to ensure that their assets are entirely separated from one another, then there is likely to be some part where the spouse will be financially affected by a bankruptcy. For details you should contact a Minnesota bankruptcy lawyer (see related links). They will be able to provide specific information about how a spouse could be affected by bankruptcy.
Both spouses are responsible for the DEBT represented by the lien, but the lien can only attach to the interest of whoever is actually on title to the property.
There are nine community property states - Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. In addition, Puerto Rico is a community property jurisdiction. These states generally regard as community property all property that has been acquired during the marriage, other than a gift or inheritance. Even if one spouse earns all the money to acquire the property, all the property acquired is considered to be community property. While there are a number of differences in each state, all states have special laws that operate on the theory that both spouses contribute equally to the marriage; thus all property acquired during the marriage is the result of the combined efforts of both spouses. In community property jurisdictions, spouses equally own all community property (fifty percent owned by the husband and fifty percent owned by the wife).