Legal Question in Family Law in Wisconsin
Divorce & Money
I live in Wisconsin and have been married for 6 years. During that time I have acquired alot of debt due to a new business in my name that was started and is not going well at all. Also my husband was not aware of previous debts when we were married that we were forced to pay off. Now that we are getting divorced he wants me to write up what I owe him for totally supporting me for 6 years and if he doesn't agree to the amount he will not sign it. Do I owe him anything? I am going to take responsibility for all my debts that I currently have. We refinanced our house twice to pay off some of my debt and our vehicles (which he has also taken possession of, my step father has just bought me another car) and now the mortgage payment is about almost twice what it was when we married. (He originally owned the house prior to our marriage and since has put it in both of our names). I am the one who has moved out of the house and he will continue to reside there until he decides to sell it or whatever. He has a daughter from a previous marriage who will be 18 in three weeks and I have a disabled daughter from a previous marriage who is 24 but still lives with me. There are no children between the two of us. Do I owe him money?!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Divorce & Money
Hello,
If he gives you a bill for supporting him, give him a bill for everything you have done for him for 6 years. No one gets reimbursed for either one of those in a final divorce proceeding. Half those debts acquired during marriage are his. You can wait till the final hearing and stick him with that. You should pay for an initial consultation with a lawyer just to confirm where you stand and what you should agree to and not agree to. That would be well worth the small amount it would cost.
Best wishes.
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