Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California
Want to get married and my girlfriend filed for bankruptcy, how does this affect me?
2 Answers from Attorneys
San Diego Bankruptcy attorney It shouldn't affect you. There is no truth to the remor that bankruptcy leads to divorce, or infidility.
Wiping the slate clean of debt through bankruptcy on the eve of a marital fresh start is a sound, ahem proposal. If your girlfriend's bankruptcy case is pending then new or anticipated new-income [in the way of community (marital) income] factors into chapter 7 bankruptcy eligibility or chapter 13 bankruptcy payment amounts. On a tangent, bankruptcy won't cure the seven-year itch, but it alleviates the financial strain that may trigger marital strife.
This answer (by San Diego bankruptcy attorney, Asaph Abrams) doesn�t address all facts & implications of the question; it�s general info, not legal advice to be relied upon and exceptions may apply. It creates no attorney-client relationship; it may be pertinent only to CA and/or its Southern District Bankruptcy Court in San Diego. It�s independent of other answers. It may be time sensitive, as in past the �Use by� date: laws and case law change. Hire a bankruptcy lawyer before acting or refraining from bankruptcy or other legal action.
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