A man shared a story why one should always have separate finances with their spouse.
It proves to be a very expensive lesson which made a man almost bankrupt after his wife used his credit and swipe it to over $100,000.
Here is the story:
Long story short, I have credit card debt solely in my name that, at the time of divorce in February ’21, was a little over $100,000. There’s a bit of an unusual backstory behind it, but I’m wanting to get a basic feel for what’s possible before getting into all of that.
We got a no fault, uncontested divorce, even though I had many reasons for it not to be, deciding to handle every other matter outside of court and the divorce. She had agreed to handle this debt many times through various forms of communication, even as recently as September, as almost all of it specifically pertained to her and her family, but has claimed to be unable to procure the funds. It now seems as if I might be getting stuck with the debt. I know… hindsight is 20/20, and I’m a complete idiot.
My question is, do I have any legal leg to stand on to sue for at least half of the debt at the time of divorce or perhaps even with the interest accrued beyond then? Or, since it wasn’t handled through the divorce, am I legally stuck with it?
Here are what netizens think:
- For this much money, you really need to call a divorce lawyer.
- There is this saying keeping your finances always separate to make sure that you will be happy.
- Money and love don’t goes well together, if it mix together its becomes a transaction. Either sides can sabo