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I am in the process of filing for divorce, I was only married for 7 months. We consolidated a loan with 85% of the debt brought into the marriage by my soon to be ex. I came into the marriage with only $3000.00 dollars in debt and he had in excess of $18,000.00 in debt. Now he is telling me I owe half of the complete loan. I am a single mom with no child support and am very nervous about this. Am I responsible Thanks Kristi

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May 05 6:26 a.m. (6 hours and 22 minutes later)

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Sent May 05 8:29 a.m. (2 hours and 3 minutes later)

I do not have a lawyer yet. I have been nervous to get things going fearing I am going to end up with a lot of his debt. Kristi

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May 05 8:48 a.m. (18 minutes and 40 seconds later)

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No you are not responsible for his debt acquire before the marriage. You need to make sure you can show that you consolidated this debt. So find all the statements for his debt that you paid with the new loan and for your debt to show who brought what amount into the marriage. Get an attorney now. It does not sound like you will have an uncontested divorce that will be easy for you to handle on your own.

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