The only time the spouse would be responsible for the debt on a credit card is if they had
a joint credit card agreement.
Not exact matches
This individual and
joint liability exists regardless of which
credit card holder is responsible for creating the debt, and regardless of any divorce, dissolution, separate maintenance, legal proceedings, or
agreements that may affect liability between any of you.
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Kim McGrigg: Your
credit card agreement trumps your divorce decree — Even if your divorce decree says your ex takes responsibility for all your
joint debts, it may not matter.
For example, if your
agreement assigns payment of a certain
credit card to your spouse and she later defaults on the payments, the creditor can pursue you instead if it was a
joint account.
For example, maybe they didn't think about the impact of
joint tax debt or
credit card debt on their
agreement.