How is responsibility for marital bills and debts decided?
Quite often the Court will order each party to pay a portion of the debts consistent with their income. In other words if the Husband makes three times as much as the Wife, he may be ordered to pay three times more than the Wife towards the bills. On the other hand if one party ran up totally unnecessary bills, then they may be responsible for more than they otherwise would. Be aware however that the credit card companies or other creditors can still come after you for your share of any debt that you are legally responsible for, despite the fact that the divorce judge ordered that your spouse should pay the particular bill.
Quite often the Court will order each party to pay a portion of the debts consistent with their income. In other words if the Husband makes three times as much as the Wife, he may be ordered to pay three times more than the Wife towards the bills. On the other hand if one party ran up some totally unnecessary bills, then they may be responsible for more than they otherwise would. Be aware however that the credit card companies or other creditors can still come after you for your share of any debt that you are legally responsible for, despite the fact that the divorce judge ordered that your spouse should pay the particular bill.
