What to do if my ex-wife has a credit card with my name on it and she keeps using it?
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What to do if my ex-wife has a credit card with my name on it and she keeps using it?
My ex and I opened a credit card account about 6 years ago. We married 2 yeas later and divorced the next year. The card had some minor charges on it and she admitted during the divorce hearing that they were all hers and that she would pay them off (and destroy the card). Fast forward to now, I checked my credit score and found out that this credit card has over $3400 on it which I have nothing to do with.The card is set up to her address I lam not involved whatsoever with this card. What should I do to get away from this?
Asked on January 22, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to file an order with the court that she in contempt of the order. Then, close the card and file a dispute with the company and the credit reporting agencies showing this is fraud..that she is charging on your credit. Many states conssider this idenity theft if not straight out fraud. How is this being billed? If the bills are going to you, you should have notice; if not, then you need to do what I mentioned above and file a police report. You may need to sue her to have her pay the credit card company or see if they will need to do that themselves. Ultimately, this is after the divorce so you really need to show that she was the one charging and it should be considered her separate debt.
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