Comments on: bankruptcy question http://www.bankruptcy-canada.ca/bankruptcy/2008/07/bankruptcy-question-2.html Personal Bankruptcy Canada Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Barton Goth - Goth & Company Inc. - Bankruptcy Trustees http://www.bankruptcy-canada.ca/bankruptcy/2008/07/bankruptcy-question-2.html#comment-50608 Barton Goth - Goth & Company Inc. - Bankruptcy Trustees Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:53:01 +0000 http://www.bankruptcy-canada.ca/bankruptcy/2008/07/bankruptcy-question-2.html#comment-50608 It is always possible for you to file a <a href="http://www.bankruptcy-canada.ca/whatIsBankruptcy.htm" rel="nofollow">bankruptcy</a> alone, but given your situaiton it likely isn't the best way to do it. If you file bankruptcy and your husband does not he will be fully responsible for the shortfall on the mortgage. As it is difficult to give you a definitive answer without actually looking at things in more detail, it would be my guess that the both of you should file. However, it would be necessary for you to consult with a <a href="http://www.bankruptcy-canada.ca/emailUs.htm" rel="nofollow">local trustee</a> to determine this for sure. It is always possible for you to file a bankruptcy alone, but given your situaiton it likely isn’t the best way to do it. If you file bankruptcy and your husband does not he will be fully responsible for the shortfall on the mortgage.

As it is difficult to give you a definitive answer without actually looking at things in more detail, it would be my guess that the both of you should file. However, it would be necessary for you to consult with a local trustee to determine this for sure.

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