DivorcingDad
07-05-2005, 05:29 AM
My divorce is almost final, but I'm concerned about my soon-to-be-ex-wife filing for bankruptcy. She has several credit cards that are in her maiden name which I have never had any kind of charging priviledges on or any kind of supplemental card. During our marriage she used them and racked up about $25,000 of debt. As part of our agreement (which has not been finalized) I agreed to give up some of my equity in our condo (we have about $60,000 in equity) to make up for my half of this debt. My concern is that her attorney told us during this meeting that she might file for bankruptcy. I'm not sure if she's planning on doing it now or after the divorce is final. Can her creditors come after me for this debt?
My attorney didn't know and had a discussion with her attorney about it in the meeting. He did not give a firm yes or no answer, but implied that they could not. My attorney, based only on this, seems to think I'm safe. She's been wrong before, so I feel the need to check this out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
My attorney didn't know and had a discussion with her attorney about it in the meeting. He did not give a firm yes or no answer, but implied that they could not. My attorney, based only on this, seems to think I'm safe. She's been wrong before, so I feel the need to check this out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!