What is the best way to get a credit card company to remove my name from outstanding debt if it was part of our final divorce settlement?
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What is the best way to get a credit card company to remove my name from outstanding debt if it was part of our final divorce settlement?
Asked on June 4, 2012 under Family Law, Wisconsin
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
First, you need to understand that the debt that you are writing about is a marital debt and under the laws of all state sin this country, such debt does not have to be removed by the creditor on its accounts receivable even if there is a court order stating that your "ex" is responsible for it and not you.
The creditor is not affected by your marital dissolution decree. The best way to get this debt removed from the creditor's accounts receivable is to have your "ex" pay it off in full or reach some other agreement where the debt is deemed paid in full.
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