QUESTION
How will my bankruptcy affect my new spouse?
Asked on Apr 04th, 2012 on Bankruptcy - Michigan
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I filed a chapter 13 bankruptcy 6 months ago and am now getting married. How will my bankruptcy affect my new spouse?
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Bankruptcy Attorney serving Hampton, VA
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Haven Law Group, P.C.
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Your new spouse will not be affected.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Bankruptcy Attorney serving Livonia, MI
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Charles J. Schneider, P.C.
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It ought not to affect your spouse.
Answered on Apr 05th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Attorney serving Clinton, MS
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Timothy Kevin Byrne Attorney at Law
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It will not. She did not file.
Answered on Apr 04th, 2012 at 11:41 PM
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William Rubendall Attorney at Law
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Bankruptcy stays on your credit report for ten years. If you marry the bankruptcy of one spouse will show up when both are applying jointly for credit. If the non-filer applies for credit without the filer the bankruptcy will not show up.
Answered on Apr 04th, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Your new spouse will not owe on your bills prior to your marriage. However, if the Chapter 13 Trustee finds out you are married (such as in reviewing a jointly filed tax return), and your new spouse has good income, the picky Trustee may determine that you can now afford to pay more into your Chapter 13 Plan assuming your own personal household expenses have decreased with the extra income of the spouse being available to share ongoing living expenses.
Answered on Apr 04th, 2012 at 4:46 PM