Legal Question in Family Law in California

Non-liability of Spouce Debt i.e. Auto loans, Credit cards ect.

How do I keep myself from being held accountable for debt that my spouce may bring while I am going through a divorce??? If my spouce gets tangeled up in an enourmous ammount of debt we are unfortunately still married and these collections agencies and what not will come after me and ruin my credit. How do I prevent this???


Asked on 1/22/00, 4:40 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: Non-liability of Spouce Debt i.e. Auto loans, Credit cards ect.

You are liable for any credit cards or lines of credit that you signed for until you cancel them. Call these credit card or credit line creditors and cancel them. Followup the telephone call with a letter verifying the telephone call.

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Answered on 1/26/00, 4:09 am
Ken Koury Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.

Re: Non-liability of Spouce Debt i.e. Auto loans, Credit cards ect.

Under CA law she is solely responsible for any debt she incurs after the date of seperation. Cancel all joint accounts now.

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Answered on 1/25/00, 1:41 am


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