{"id":11842,"date":"2019-03-26T17:22:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/?p=11842"},"modified":"2019-03-26T17:22:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:22:58","slug":"how-credit-card-debt-is-handled-in-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/26\/how-credit-card-debt-is-handled-in-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"How Credit Card Debt is Handled in Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<h2 class=\"text-divider-double\">\t\t\t\nHow Credit Card Debt is Handled in Divorce<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"sep\"><\/div>\t\n<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-ed748e12db116b4a1152ba488d151958\" ><div class=\"article-body-item \">\n<p>You may find it easier to divorce your spouse than to divorce your creditors. That&#8217;s because no matter what you and your former spouse have agreed to, and even if you have a divorce decree in hand, you have a contract with your credit card issuers. You are the person who is legally responsible for paying off any outstanding balances on your credit cards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-item \">\n<p>Understand what your options are for separating yourself financially from your former spouse so that you can start rebuilding your life post-marriage.<\/p>\n<p>To read more, see <a href=\"https:\/\/creditcards.usnews.com\/articles\/how-credit-card-debt-is-handled-in-divorce\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-1c4ae6608387e4ab55be5657b4a885d7\" >\t\t<div class=\"sep-text single centered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep-text-before\"><div class=\"sep-text-line\"><\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-divider-double\">Schedule Consultation<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sep-text-after\"><div class=\"sep-text-line\"><\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<p>\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f9868-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"9868\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11842#wpcf7-f9868-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"9868\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.0.6\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f9868-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label> Your Name (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your Email (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your Message (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"SUBMIT CONSULTATION REQUEST\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LePv4oUAAAAAHps-4vriyem2GxxFsfWXFC6sezV\">\n<\/div><p style=\"display: none !important;\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"_wpcf7_ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"_wpcf7_ak_js\" value=\"81\"\/><script>document.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );<\/script><\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may find it easier to divorce your spouse than to divorce your creditors. 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