Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Indiana

credit card debt

My divorice was finalized in 4-15- 01 We had over $10,000 in credit card debt my x agreed to pay half of them. All the cards have been cancled. I never signed for the credit cards nore did I ever use any of them I didnt even know I had them until after I filed for divorice. She stopped paying on one of the cards so now there sueing me cause its my name on the card. Can I fight this or am I going to be stuck paying for it. What recorce do I have thank you


Asked on 2/16/07, 5:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Samuel Hasler Samuel Hasler

Re: credit card debt

Get to an attorney now.

Your facts raise a couple of flags which email is just not a good method of coming to an understanding about.

If the Decree says that wife was to hold you harmless, then you can cite her for contempt.

If your Decree says nothing about holding you harmless, you can sue her in the same court you are being sued in. (And you should really talk to your divorce attorney about why there was no hold harmless clause.)

However, you say you never signed for the cards you are being sued on. You had to have signed for them to be liable. I got to admit that I am assuming that you meant what you said about being sued and it is not collection agency trying to collect the debt. You need to see the contracts for the credit cards.

Get yourself to an attorney ASAP.

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Answered on 2/16/07, 5:46 pm


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