http://bettercreditblog.org/2009/02/11/removing-an-account-after-a-divorce-and-signed-divorce-decree/ Helping you improve your FICO score, repair your bad credit, and settle collection debt by learning from my mistakes. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:22:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bettercreditblog.org/2009/02/11/removing-an-account-after-a-divorce-and-signed-divorce-decree/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 Filing Bankruptcy Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:19:07 +0000 http://bettercreditblog.org/?p=289#comment-5508 Yes, you can sue your ex for the money he owes you under the divorce decree and you will likely get the judgment, but you will then have to go after the money yourself, the court won't physically make him pay it. He can also just file bankruptcy and wipe out the debt he owes you unfortunately. Yes, you can sue your ex for the money he owes you under the divorce decree and you will likely get the judgment, but you will then have to go after the money yourself, the court won’t physically make him pay it. He can also just file bankruptcy and wipe out the debt he owes you unfortunately.

]]> http://bettercreditblog.org/2009/02/11/removing-an-account-after-a-divorce-and-signed-divorce-decree/comment-page-1/#comment-5022 NatalieMac Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:57:51 +0000 http://bettercreditblog.org/?p=289#comment-5022 I just wanted to add that when I was in a similar situation, I was advised that even though according to the credit card company I was liable for the debt and would have to pay it to avoid a negative mark on my credit report - I could then sue my ex-husband for the money I had paid, and would win based on the divorce decree which stated he had to pay. I guess it depends on how much the debt is if it would be worth it to sue to get the money back or not. I just wanted to add that when I was in a similar situation, I was advised that even though according to the credit card company I was liable for the debt and would have to pay it to avoid a negative mark on my credit report – I could then sue my ex-husband for the money I had paid, and would win based on the divorce decree which stated he had to pay. I guess it depends on how much the debt is if it would be worth it to sue to get the money back or not.

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