Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Pennsylvania

Ex-spouse bankruptcy - why (not) to file, too

The reason for filing bankruptcy is to protect some or all of your assets, including wages,from attachment by creditors with judgmentsagainst you. If you and your ex had a jointcredit card while you were married and if noproivsion for payment of that card debt wasmade in the decree, then yes, you are liableto make the payments if he declares bankruptcy.

Whether you need to declare bankruptcy, too,depends on whether you have assets which needprotecting from a judgment and whether thecredit card issuer plans to come after youfor the balance owed. It might be in yourbest economical and credit interest just tomake payments on the account, if it comes to that.

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