Comments on: Fiance’s Medical Bills?

By: p_rutherford2003

p_rutherford2003 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:37:24 +0000

Though I can’t comment on the medical portion (although it is very unfortunate) I’ll answer somewhat with a question:

If you marry someone that has credit card debt, can the CC company now collect from you?

The answer is YES! Marriage is a legally binding contract, and as such, you become a single legal entity in the eyes of the law.

By: Lex

Lex — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:37:50 +0000

His debts do become your debts. If you were to divorce, you could argue that his debts predated the marriage but during the course of the marriage they’ll be considered something you icurred in common.

Btw…as you were not married at the time, you cannot claim him as a dependant without meeting certain strictures. Check with your local IRS office,

By: knowssignlanguage

knowssignlanguage — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:13:36 +0000

i am sure you will be because you are now married but if you went to court i guess you could fight it. To be a nice wife you should help him out considering he would be your husband and you take the bad with the good. I would talk to the tax people and find out if what you did was really fraud and if it is i would fix this as as soon as possible so you do not mess up what he is trying to do. GOOD LUCK.

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:51:51 +0000

Legally yes, ethically, you should probably help him out — no?

By: Alex H

Alex H — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:43:01 +0000

1st part: you cannot claim him as a dependent….don’t know why you did.

2nd part: yes it will carry over to you. any credit outstanding (regardless of when it was created) merges with you in marriage. this is true whether you knew about the debt or not. i found out the hard way, being liable for $15k of my wife’s student loans that i was never told of.

By: ~Inspired~

~*Inspired*~ — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:31:15 +0000

i dont understand how your claiming him as a dependant.

once your married, all bills become equal. i know this from my own experience.

By: Rebbecca A

Rebbecca A — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:52:09 +0000

You may become liable after you get married for new medical bills. I would wait until he’s approved for medicaid before getting married.