Ex-Wife Claims Bankrupcy

April 15th, 2010 by Questions

My Ex-Wife claimed Bankruptcy after our divorce agreement was final. She had agreed to be responsible and have my name removed from a line of credit. When she claimed Bankruptcy, this line of credit was left off and the responsibility has fallen on me… is this normal for that to happen, or was it an oversight by her trustee and should have been responsible for it?

Posted from: Manitoba

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, Barton Goth - Goth & Company Inc. -Trustee in Bankruptcy said:

This is normal. What happens is that the divorce settlement has now legal authority with the bank. So when one partner agrees to take on the debt as part of the divorce, this changes nothing in the eyes of the bank and the both of you are still jointly and severally liable for the debt. Typically the bank won’t remove the other party as then they would be in a more risky position. So what happens when one spouse files for bankruptcy, the other spouse is still responsible for the balance of the debt, irrespective of what the divorce agreement says.

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