Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Georgia

In Georgia, if a consent judgement is granted against a defendant, the defendant has no income, and the defendant gets married a few months later, can the new spouse with income be liable for making the judgement payments?


Asked on 10/31/09, 9:07 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

No.

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Answered on 11/05/09, 11:25 am
Paula McGill Attorney at Law

You should watch out for joint bank accounts. They may attempt to place a lien against a joint bank account in your name and your new spouse's name. To protect the new spouse, you should no have joint assets.

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Answered on 11/05/09, 6:21 pm


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