Individual filing for a spouce
Can a spouce file as an individual to clear the debts that are in their name only without affecting the other spouce finacially?
Posted from: Manitoba
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Can a spouce file as an individual to clear the debts that are in their name only without affecting the other spouce finacially?
Posted from: Manitoba

Yes, the filing of an individual bankruptcy is quite common. As long as you have limited in the way of joint debt or jointly owned assets there won’t be any direct impact on your spouse. For more information this is a good link on this topic: impact on spouse.