Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Tennessee

joint accounts

If you file chapter 7 and you have joint credit card accounts with a relative but not your spouse will the debt be discharged and will it show on their credit report.


Asked on 12/05/99, 8:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Daniel Press Chung & Press, P.C.

Re: joint accounts

Your liability on the debt will be discharged, but not the co-debtor's liability. The bankruptcy will not be listed on the relative's credit report per se, but there may be reference to a co-debtor's bankruptcy with respect to those accounts.

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Answered on 12/08/99, 9:27 pm


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