What to do if ex-husband violates a court order regarding payment of credit card debt?
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What to do if ex-husband violates a court order regarding payment of credit card debt?
AT TIME OF DIVORCE EACH PARTY WAS ORDERED TO PAY ONE CREDIT CARD EACH. WIFE PAID ONE IN FULL; HUSBAND REFUSES TO PAY OTHER. THE ACCOUNTS WERE IN BOTH NAMES. CREDIT CARD CO. REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE COURT ORDER AND IS TRYING TO COLLECT FROM WIFE. CAN THEY DO THIS?
Asked on June 24, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You are responsible for this debt if the account was still in your or both of your names (and I assume that they were). Regardless of how such expenses were allocated in the divorce decree, the creditor was not a party your divorce action. The final decree was between you and your ex-husband. Therefore the creditor in question is not bound by its terms. Consequently, you will need to pay this debt. However, the decree is still binding on your ex-husband. Accordingly you can get reimbursement from him for any sums that you are must pay.
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