joint account and over draft of 2000
i am plannng to file for personel bankruptcy,the question i have is ,my spouse and i have a joint account that have an over draft of 2000 ,that will be part of my claim ,would that have any effect on my spouse and what.
Posted from: Ontario

You are correct that the $2000 will be part of your bankruptcy. But your bankrutpcy doesn’t have the ability to settle a debt that is held jointly. So this means that you will legally be cleared from the debt, but your spouse will still be fully responsible for that $2000.