You could be responsible for debt your spouse takes if you put your name on a loan's promissory note or if you are added
as a joint account holder of a credit card.
Not exact matches
Joint accounts are those where both spouses are listed
as account holders and where each spouse has a duty to pay for debts incurred on the credit card regardless
of which person made the purchase.
I was also unable to add her
as a
joint account holder on any
of my
accounts (Etrade, Betterment, Capital One 360) so the best I could do was add her
as my beneficiary.
For instance, you can inherit your spouse's pre-wedding debt regardless
of state type if you sign onto his / her existing
account as a
joint holder.
As a
joint account holder, you share the legal responsibility
of making payments on the card
account and can't be removed from the
account very easily — a risk for the original
account holder.
An authorized user just gives a person the authorization to use the card, but
as a
joint account holder, you will also hold the responsibility
of that card — meaning; you would be equally and fully responsible for the debt.