Disputed Derogatory Credit Accounts of a non-borrowing
spouse in a community property state are not included in the $ 1,000 + cumulative balance for determining if the mortgage application is downgraded.
Estate planning can reduce any capital gains tax that a surviving
spouse in a community property state will face when selling jointly held property inherited from the spouse who passed away.
FHA requires judgments of a non-purchasing
spouse in a community property state to be paid in full, or meet the exception guidance for judgments above, unless excluded by state law.
Unless excluded by state law, collection accounts of a non-purchasing
spouse in a community property state are included in the cumulative balance of all collections.
Note 1: Collections accounts of a non-purchasing
spouse in a community property state are included in the cumulative balance.
Not exact matches
In addition, your spouse may be liable for your debt if you lived in a community property stat
In addition, your
spouse may be liable for your debt if you lived
in a community property stat
in a
community property state.
A
spouse could also be held responsible for the debt if you lived
in a
community property state.
If you live
in California or any other
community property state you must list your
spouse if they are not filing with you.
If you live
in a
community property state: Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin the surviving
spouse is responsible for debts incurred by the account holder during his or her marriage — even if the surviving
spouse did not cosign.
Remember, your beneficiary can be anyone you want as long as you don't live
in a
community property state and have a
spouse.
Update: Our guidelines have changed regarding a non-purchasing
spouse's credit history
in a
community property state.
With
community property, the theory is that each
spouse contributes labor and,
in some
states, capital, for
community ownership; thus, each
spouse owns half of all
community property, regardless of how much each person actually contributed.
In community property states such as Arizona, all income earned by either
spouse belongs equally to both.
@NateEldredge Generally
in community property states, debts are automatically taken on by both
spouses jointly.
A
spouse could also be held responsible for the debt if you lived
in a
community property state.
Collection accounts for non-purchasing
spouses need to also be considered
in community property states (like Wisconsin).
Whether or not debt can be transferred to a
spouse depends on whether or not the deceased person lives
in a
community property state — including Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Alaska.
If this is an application for an individual account and you are relying on your own income or assets (
in community property states, separate income or assets) and not the income or assets of another person (or
community property) for repayment of the credit requested, questions relative to marital status and to income resources and assets of the
spouse need not be answered.
When you live
in a
community property state and file separate returns, you each must report 50 percent of your
spouse's income and half of income generated by
community assets, plus all of your separate income.
As mentioned earlier, if you reside
in a
community property state and select someone other than your
spouse as the beneficiary, your
spouse is required to sign a form acknowledging that they agree to give up their rights to the insurance proceeds.
However,
in community property states (Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Alaska, which is an opt -
in community property state), creditors may pursue a surviving
spouse to settle a debt.
However, if you live
in a
community -
property state, you need your
spouse's consent
in writing before designating someone else.
If you're purchasing
in one of the nation's nine
community property states, lenders can consider your
spouse's credit and debts even if he or she won't be on the loan.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created Form 8958 to allow couples
in community property states to correctly allocate income to each
spouse that may not match what is reported to the IRS.
In this case, the spouse who is not applying for the loan would only have a financial obligation if he or she co-signed or co-borrowed on the mortgage or if the loan was executed in a community property stat
In this case, the
spouse who is not applying for the loan would only have a financial obligation if he or she co-signed or co-borrowed on the mortgage or if the loan was executed
in a community property stat
in a
community property state.
Put simply,
in a
community property state, a
spouse is responsible for debts incurred
in the marriage regardless of which
spouse's name is on them.
In reality, spousal debt in the United States depends on the type of state you live in, namely, whether it is a community property state or common law state.4 In a community property state, you are not responsible for any debt your spouse incurred before marriage, but are jointly responsible for debt incurred by either of you going forwar
In reality, spousal debt
in the United States depends on the type of state you live in, namely, whether it is a community property state or common law state.4 In a community property state, you are not responsible for any debt your spouse incurred before marriage, but are jointly responsible for debt incurred by either of you going forwar
in the United
States depends on the type of
state you live
in, namely, whether it is a community property state or common law state.4 In a community property state, you are not responsible for any debt your spouse incurred before marriage, but are jointly responsible for debt incurred by either of you going forwar
in, namely, whether it is a
community property state or common law
state.4
In a community property state, you are not responsible for any debt your spouse incurred before marriage, but are jointly responsible for debt incurred by either of you going forwar
In a
community property state, you are not responsible for any debt your
spouse incurred before marriage, but are jointly responsible for debt incurred by either of you going forward.
If you live
in a
community property state, and acquired student loan debt through marriage, you could be liable to pay off your
spouse's debt after his / her passing.
In community property states, VA lenders must consider the credit rating and financial obligations of your
spouse.
It is important to keep
in mind that when you open a joint account with your
spouse, you are accepting responsibility for that debt whether you live
in a common law or
community property state.
-- Most assets that were obtained by one
spouse after the marriage while living
in a
community property state.
In August of 1928, spouses from four community property states, Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington, filed test cases in federal district cour
In August of 1928,
spouses from four
community property states, Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington, filed test cases
in federal district cour
in federal district court.
If you are applying for individual credit, you must complete the Applicant section about yourself and the Co-Applicant section about your
spouse if (1) you live
in a
community property state (AZ, CA, ID, LA, NM, NV, TX, WA, WI) or (2) your
spouse will use the account.
However, if you live
in a
community property state (California, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Louisiana, New Mexico, Washington, Texas or Wisconsin), your
spouse and you may be responsible for debts incurred during the marriage, and the individual debts of your
spouse may appear on your credit report as well.
Spouse's salary (if the spouse is co-signing on the loan or the purchase is in a community property
Spouse's salary (if the
spouse is co-signing on the loan or the purchase is in a community property
spouse is co-signing on the loan or the purchase is
in a
community property state)
Overall, if you live
in a
community -
property state, it's not a bad idea for
spouses to keep organized records of their personal financial matters.
Depending on whether or not you live
in a
community property state will determine how you divide up your assets when filing bankruptcy separately from your
spouse, but when filing bankruptcy jointly with your
spouse, there is really no need to divide up your assets.
For filing bankruptcy purposes
in a
community property state, unless your
spouse owns
property you can prove has never been owned jointly, you will have to list 50 % of the value of the
property as part of your assets.
that which you, your
spouse, or both acquire during your marriage while you and your
spouse are domiciled
in a
community property state
In the nine
community property states,
property is owned concurrently between
spouses.
@DilipSarwate Technically
in community property states, IRAs are jointly owned by
spouses, aren't they?
In certain so - called
community property states, the entire basis of
community property — not just half — may be increased to date - of - death value upon the death of one
spouse.
In other
states, namely
community property states, assets acquired by
spouses with a right of survivorship are also titled as
community property.
VA buyers
in the nation's nine
community property states don't have the option of simply forgetting their
spouse's debt.
Community income also includes compensation for services if the spouse / RDP earning the compensation is domiciled in a community proper
Community income also includes compensation for services if the
spouse / RDP earning the compensation is domiciled
in a
community proper
community property state.
Sally Herigstad: Foreclosure's impact on married couples — When a mortgage is
in one
spouse's name, if you choose to foreclosure, the impact to the other
spouse's credit can depend on whether you live
in a
community property state... (See Credit and foreclosure)
Keep
in mind that Nevada is a
community property state, which means you and your
spouse will split your assets and debts equally.
In short, if the domestic violence resulted in an unreasonable depletion of marital assets, then the spouse who suffered the domestic violence might be awarded more of the marital assets, despite the fact that California is a community property stat
In short, if the domestic violence resulted
in an unreasonable depletion of marital assets, then the spouse who suffered the domestic violence might be awarded more of the marital assets, despite the fact that California is a community property stat
in an unreasonable depletion of marital assets, then the
spouse who suffered the domestic violence might be awarded more of the marital assets, despite the fact that California is a
community property state.
Equal ownership extends to debts
in community property states as well, making both
spouses equally liable for debts — even when one
spouse was unaware of those debts.
In most
states, any income that a
spouse earns during the marriage is considered marital
property (also called «joint
property» or «
community property»).