Legal Question in Family Law in California

My husband and I have been married for four years. Three years ago we were having alot of problems and I filed for divorce. I never did finalize the divorce, but now I'm getting ready to purchase a home, and he has over $100,000 in back child support/interest/penalties from before we were married. We have an appointment next week to finalize the divorce so that no-one can put a lien on or try to come after me for his irrisponsibility. My question is, can someone come after me for his financial problems (all prior to our marriage) if we do not finalize the divorce? We are not connected on any bank accounts, credit cards, or anything else financial.


Asked on 2/07/12, 11:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Schneider Family Law Center

The simple answer is NO! Even if the divorce is not finalized, they cannot "come after you". Even if you were fully married, the only thing "they" can do is to attach any assets that you may have jointly with him, be that property, accounts or returns (tax returns for example). Good luck!

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Answered on 2/07/12, 12:27 pm


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