Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
Bills
prior to my seperation my exwife and i verbally agreed to payoff all her bills so she can find a place to live without having the burden of a financial hardship knowing that she is going to have residential joint custody of my son. we also agreed that she would not take me to child support as result of me being a great father to my son,but of course things have change. we agreed on some terms as far as what it is that she wanted at the divorce hearing and now she wants me to pay one more bill of 6000 dollars,her last name back and 2 yrs under my medical insurance. i agreed to keep her on my ins til she is eligible to receive her own from her job which she keeps denying everytime enrollment time is near. i dont think that i should be obligated to keep her under my medical ins while we're divorce nor should i be entitled to pay that bill of 6000 dollars we both created. i already payed 17000 and im still left with 28500 in my own bills because i took out a home equity loan to pay her bills off. im struggling to make ends meet and traveling back and forth from north jersey to vineland nj took pickup my son and to go to work in camden after she moved from lindenwold and made things more inconvinient for me and better for her.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Bills
I do not understand exactly what your situation is, but it is clear that you could use some advice from an attorney.
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Re: Bills
Are you still married or are you divorced. If you are divorced your responsibility to pay bills should have been determined by the terms of the divorce judgment. If you are still married you are both responsible for all bills incurred prior to the filing of the divorce complaint on a 50/50 basis which means that she will be required to pay half of bills incurred by the two of you together. She actually will be responsible for half of your debt if it was incurred prior to the filing of the divorce complaint. If you don't have an attorney you can call me for further discussion of your situation.
Gary Moore, Esquire
Hackensack, New Jersey
www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com
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