How Do You Divorce A Compulsive Gambler?
Maybe you’ve known about it for a long time but tried to ignore it, or maybe you didn’t find out until the bill collectors started to call. It doesn’t matter now that you’ve decided on divorce. You must try to think clearly during this time of adversity, as hard as that may seem; your family’s future financial health depends on it. Remove your spouse’s name from all joint credit cards, bank accounts and any other loans where it is possible to do so. If you can refinance your home and car loans under your name only, do so. If not, sell whatever you can. Hide any valuable jewelry and move safe deposit boxes that contain anything that can be cashed in. Determine whether you live in a community property state. If you do, it means that whatever debts were incurred by your spouse will be split evenly between you when you divorce. This includes gambling debts that you weren’t aware of. The community property states are Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washingt
