What to do if I recently ran into trouble maintaining a credit card that is in my husband’s name but I am an authorized user on?
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What to do if I recently ran into trouble maintaining a credit card that is in my husband’s name but I am an authorized user on?
I had always maintained this card well until about 4 months ago. We have closed the account and are in the process of now working with the bank and paying it down. But now my husband is very upset and saying that he can also be held responsible for any credit cards that I have that are in my name alone with no authorized users on them as well should I default or something happens to me. I tried to tell him they were my cards and debt, not his. Who is right here?
Asked on October 2, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Maryland
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in the country, if the credit card that you are an authorized user upon but is in the name of your husband, he is ultimately responsible for paying down the debt, not you. As such, from what you have written, your husband is correct that he can be held responsible for the credit card that is in his name that you are using.
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