Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
separation/what rights does that give me as far as bills to be paid by husband
If I go and file for a separation what rights do I have as far as bills getting paid. and what if we are over our head in bills and will sell the house can we file bankrupcy and do we do that before or after selling the house.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: separation/what rights does that give me as far as bills to be paid by husba
Hello. In a legal separation
proceeding, the court will
make an equitable determination as to which party pays certain marital debts. If a house is in foreclosure, this is a proceeding outside of the divorce, but there are instances where the divorce
and the foreclosure proceeding
are made into one case. The
legal term is "consolidation
of the cases". Of course,
a bankruptcy proceeding stays
in the Bankrupty court. I
suggests that you take this a
step at a time and let the court do its job, but talk to
a lawyer quickly and act soon!