Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Ohio

responsibility for spouse's debt

I have been married to my husband for less that 3 years. I owned a house before I married him. I didn't know that he had $40,000 in credit card debt that he was making minimum payments on. Now, he is terminally ill and has defaulted on balances of $50,000. Am I responsible for his debt? Can a creditor legally obtain a judgement for a lien on my house?


Asked on 8/05/02, 11:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Frank Rozanc Frank J. Rozanc, Esq.

Re: responsibility for spouse's debt

No, you are not responsible for his debt, but if the creditors get a judgment against him, it can act as a lien on the 1/3rd curtsy interest he has on your property which he got when he married you. He should look into filing bankruptcy ASAP.

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Answered on 8/17/02, 10:08 pm


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