Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Kentucky

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My exwife and I are divorced the house we had went into forecloser neither one of use still live in it. She is remarried and I'm renting another house. My friend wants to put me on the deed on her new home. I was thinking of filing bankruptcy before I went on the deed so no one can come and try and get my girlfriends house. Would this protect us from getting the new home taken away if my name goes on the deed and how do I go about filing bankruptcy on the old house if my wife exwife and I names was both on the loan. Can I file just on my half or the whole thing. My exwife was the primary borrower. THANKS.


Asked on 8/19/08, 8:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
E. Brian Davis Davis Law Office

Re: bankruptcy

Discharging your debts (if otherwise advisable) would certainly make it much less likely that a claim would be made against your girlfriend's house (even after it is put in both your and your girlfriend's name).

You do not need you ex-wife's involvement, permission, or even knowledge for you to have the right to file bankruptcy. The attorney you select will want to review your divorce papers to see if anything that happened in the divorce will affect the bankruptcy case. For example, you cannot discharge domestic support obligations.

Many bankruptcy lawyers offer free initial consultations -- take advantage of that and get the information you need, based on ALL relevant facts, to make a decision about how to proceed.

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Answered on 8/19/08, 11:33 pm


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