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Plain-language guides for the days after you discover hidden debt, a partner’s gambling losses or money you cannot see. Sourced, dated, and written as information, not advice.
Financial infidelity: signs and what to do
What financial infidelity means, examples and warning signs, how it differs from financial abuse, whether it is grounds for divorce, and what to do first.
Read the articleHusband or wife hid debt? Your first 72 hours
Your spouse hid debt from you: a refused loan, a collection letter, a card you never opened. What to do in the first three days, in order, and what not to do.
Read the articleAm I responsible for my spouse’s debt? State rules
Is your husband’s or wife’s debt yours? Whose name is on it, joint accounts, debt from before the marriage, community property states, divorce and death.
Read the articleSpouse opened a credit card in your name? What to do
Your husband, wife or ex opened a credit card or loan in your name: how to check, why it is identity theft, how to dispute it, and coerced debt laws by state.
Read the articleHiding assets in a divorce: how to find them legally
Is your spouse hiding money or assets? Warning signs, how to find hidden bank accounts legally, what happens to a spouse who hides assets, and what is a crime.
Read the articleWhat to bring to a divorce lawyer consultation
Your first meeting with a divorce or family lawyer: a financial checklist of documents to bring, your state’s financial affidavit, and questions to ask.
Read the articleAm I responsible for my spouse’s gambling debt?
Your husband’s or wife’s gambling debt: whose it is, how to document the losses, dissipation of marital assets, taxes, and help for a gambling addiction.
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These articles explain rules and options in general terms. They are not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; rules vary by state.