If I have to file a bankruptcy, how will that affect a joint account holder?
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If I have to file a bankruptcy, how will that affect a joint account holder?
I recently ended a relationship and now I have to file chapter 7. My ex doesn’t want the bankruptcy to effect his credit. We bought a house and have 2 car payments and 1 credit card together. Everything else, credit cards, I had before the relationship. I want to keep the house and 1 car; he is keeping the other car and the credit card. How do I put that in the bankruptcy?
Asked on April 1, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Alaska
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Mark J. Markus / Mark J. Markus, Law Offices of
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You are required to list all your assets and all your debts in any bankruptcy case. This has absolutely nothing to do with your "ex". If you own an asset jointly, you must so indicate on the bankruptcy schedules and if someone else is a co-obligor on a debt, you must list that in the appropriate place on the bankruptcy papers as well. Your attorney will know how to handle this.
Mark J. Markus, Attorney at Law
Handling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.
http://www.bklaw.com/
Mark J. Markus / Mark J. Markus, Law Offices of
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You are required to list all your assets and all your debts in any bankruptcy case. This has absolutely nothing to do with your "ex". If you own an asset jointly, you must so indicate on the bankruptcy schedules and if someone else is a co-obligor on a debt, you must list that in the appropriate place on the bankruptcy papers as well. Your attorney will know how to handle this.
Mark J. Markus, Attorney at Law
Handling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.
http://www.bklaw.com/
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