QUESTION
Can I be affected if my husband is filing bankruptcy with no shared debts?
Asked on Sep 26th, 2012 on Bankruptcy - Michigan
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She was just married and wants to make sure her new husband’s bankruptcy does not affect her since the debts are not hers.
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Appellate Attorney serving Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
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Generally she will not be affected.
Answered on Jun 12th, 2013 at 1:41 AM
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R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
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His filing bankruptcy should not affect her. It is not her debt but his.
Answered on Jun 12th, 2013 at 1:33 AM
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Law Office of Susan G. Taylor
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Should not be affected.
Answered on Oct 08th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
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Generally, if the debt is not "community debt" and the spouse is not on the debt as a debtor, a spouse filing does not affect the other spouse.
Answered on Oct 04th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
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It should not be a problem. The bankruptcy judges and trustees are well aware of these things and her own credit should not be affected. She might want to check her credit reports and have them corrected if they show this bankruptcy as having anything to do with her.
Answered on Oct 04th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Has he already filed? In Wisconsin, a community property state, your possession are his, his are yours, and that is true for debts as well. If you are married here, there is no such thing as "my debts" and "his debts."
Answered on Sep 28th, 2012 at 1:51 PM