What can you do if your spouse refuses to help pay the joint bills?
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What can you do if your spouse refuses to help pay the joint bills?
Asked on August 4, 2015 under Family Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
All you can do, unfortunately, is divorce. While your spouse will be responsible for joint bills and so could be sued by creditors for the money, you have no way, while married to force a spouse to pay bills or otherwise use his/her personal money or assets for your or the family's benefits except by divorcing and getting a court order or decree in the divorce case requiring certain bills to be paid by your spouse.
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