Will my fiance’s credit report/score be affected after we are married if I file a bankruptcy or have a foreclosure on my credit before we are married?
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Will my fiance’s credit report/score be affected after we are married if I file a bankruptcy or have a foreclosure on my credit before we are married?
His name is not on any of my accounts nor my morgage. What about if I didn’t file for bankruptcy and/or foreclosure until after we are married? Will it affect his credit? Also, what affect, if any, will this have on his credit in the future if we decide to have credit/morgage in both of our names (combined credit)?
Asked on February 3, 2013 under Bankruptcy Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
As long as you both keep separate credit, then you fiance/husband should have no problems, especially since you live in a non-community property state. Again, do not open up any joint accounts or hold any other joint assets together. That having been said, if you are going to file for banktuptcy, you may wantto consider doing it before your marriage. The reason being that unless you are living apart and are legally separated, in a situation where only one spouse files, the income and expenses of the non-filing spouse is required so that the court, the trustee and creditors can evaluate the household's income.This, however, will in no way obligate your husband, either legally or financially.
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