Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: marriage responsibility

If the debt was incurred prior to the marriage, then it is your separate responsibility.

Re: marriage responsibility

If you are not considering divorce, then the law is the wrong tool to use to resolve this problem with your spouse.

Your question relates to the 'marital estate'. Both assets and liabilities (debts) incurred before the marriage usually are not a part of the marital estate

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Re: marriage responsibility

Not unless he signed as a guarantor of the loan. This was a separate liability incurred prior to marriage and he received no benefit from the loan.

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