my husband and i have been married for a little over a year now, we have been receiving past due notices from collection agencys and credit card places. All of this debt he and his previous wife made together. They have been divorced for about 2 years now and i need to know if we can take me back to court for the cost of all these debts, they are in his name but we all made while they were married. I refuse to pay them, they were not mine and i did not know about them when we married but shortly after i did. He says he forgot about them. What do i do?
2007-08-13 08:52:59 · 6 answers · asked by Jessica B 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
correction...none of the debt is mine, they made it all while they were married and now i'm paying for it.
2007-08-13 09:01:50 · update #1
Unfortunately you are just as responsible now that you are married. You will have to pay them together. Its not worth fighting over it. He already knows his situation with the ex didn't work and he doesn't need you to rehash that. His explanation of forgetting them.... that's just denial and not wanting to face the fact. If you want to build a life together on your own...repair the past and move forward otherwise you will end up with this stuff haunting you forever. It's not worth that. I understand how you feel and it is frustrating that you get stuck with it, but would you rather his ex ruin your relationship with him and cause him more pain or be the better person. Remember karma... what goes around comes around... your good deed will be rewarded. However, he must face facts too you can't just fix it and allow him to continue to be irresponsible. Sit together and set up a budget plan.
2007-08-13 09:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending upon what was ironed out in the divorce and who the account holder was would decide whose responsible for the debt.
"I forgot about them"??? Ha-ha...thats rich. You mean he ignored them not forgot them. You don't just 'forget' the bills you accumulated with your wife. I wish it were that easy.
2007-08-13 09:08:44 · answer #2 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that when you get married your debt becomes his debt and vice versa! I would contact a lawyer and see if she would be responsible or not.
2007-08-13 09:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by faith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your husband is obligated for it, so there's nothing you can do but live in the poor house with him. Not telling you about the debt is perfectly legal but it sure SUCKS.
2007-08-13 09:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by upside down 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not yours, but both of you will have to pay them.
In the divoce it should say who has to pay what.
2007-08-13 09:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by David G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get them paid off or your credit rating will go down the toilet... :D
2007-08-13 08:58:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋