QUESTION
What options do have to pay this debt
Asked on Mar 18th, 2013 on Debtor and Creditor - Wisconsin
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Can a law firm threaten to take my wife's income on a rental she owned long before we where together and my debt was 10years before we were married? My name isn't and never was on this property
1 ANSWER
Wisconsin is a marital property/community property state. Whether a creditor can reach the income of your spouse's pre-marriage asset is the question. Generally, income produced during a marriage by either spouse is considered marital property and subject to pay consumer debt incured during the marriage for a marrital purpose. Wisconsin law presumes all consumer debt incurred during a marriage to be incurred for a marital purpose. But these situations are best reviewed with an attorney to discuss the varrious circumstances of the obligation and the asset/income in question. I recommend that you discuss this with an attorney licensed in Wisconsin that has experience in consumer debt.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2013 at 4:25 PM