Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
Ex - Husband's debts
I puirchased my ex-husband's portion of our marital home. While my husband lived in the house he had an alarm system installed. The service is in his name only.
The alarm system has not worked correctly in three years (The inside system worked but would not make calls to the emergency service when the alarm went off.) I assumed that he canceled the service.
The bills were in his name so they would have been forwarded to his address.
The alarm started to go off erratically and I called the service to have the alarm serviced I would have to pay off the past due amount.
I am now being hounded by the service to pay the past due bill. I am afraid that if I pay this past due amount that his other creditors will come after me for payment of other bills.
I have been receiving calls from cridots for debts that he has created after we separated (I kept the phone number we had when we were married) and I do not want to assume his debts.
What should I do?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Ex - Husband's debts
First of all, you have no obligation to pay off your ex's debts in general, and whatever you do on the alarm system would have no effect on other debts. With regard to the alarm system, I assume from your scenario that before the divorce, both of you were on the deed. Thus, the alarm company takes the position that both of you are responsible, since the alarm system protected a joint asset. While they probably won't go after you on the past due amount if you refuse to pay it, neither will they be willing to service the system under present circumstances.
So you have to make a decision to either pay the past due amount if you want to keep the system, or have the system removed if you don't. You could approach your ex about paying it, but I suspect he's unwilling to do so.
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