QUESTION
What can I do on a debt incurred by spouse after legal separation?
Asked on Feb 04th, 2014 on Bankruptcy - Arizona
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I have been legally separated in Virginia (with the document on file with the Virginia Courts) from my wife since 2011 and she has since moved to Arizona. She incurred a medical bill in Arizona in 2013 and now a collection agency has mailed a notice in both our names to my home in VA but the overdue bill account itself is solely in her name. I called the collection agency and they are telling me I have to pay them or they will come after me. How can this be legal? I don’t live in AZ, we were separated before she incurred the debt in another state and my name and information was not used on any document when she received her medical treatment.
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You need to talk to an attorney in VA because that is where you live. If you lived in AZ the answer would be "no", not after the Separation or divorce was served. I do not know what the law is in VA.
Answered on Feb 10th, 2014 at 11:18 AM