The number of marriages that finish off in divorce is a daunting statistic. Far too many individuals undergo these distressing breakups. As one goes through a divorce not only is there the emotional sting but all too often it negatively affects their finances also.
Far too frequently these days, a individual who has been a dependable and dependable credit risk for many years ends up with vast tribulations on their credit following a divorce. One of the main causes of delinquent credit for many folks is divorce.
Married persons are often treated as equally responsible for repaying loans like mortgages, car payments and credit cards. Throughout a divorce one person is usually assigned liability for the debt. Nevertheless even though this is a declaration from the court is it often disregarded and overlooked by creditors, especially when the loan goes delinquent.
A credit report will not reflect a decree of divorce. If a payment is missed by the responsible partner the creditors can and will attempt to collect from the other party. Not only that but they will report the delinquency on both spouses credit reports. If your ex-spouse is accountable but doesn’t pay, you will be held accountable.
Another difficulty is that since the family unit has split up and you are now living in a different place, you will not get any notices so it is likely that you will not even be aware that there is a trouble with these until they are really delinquent and they are already showing on your credit report.
While having your credit report being affected may seem awful enough if the other partner decides to declare bankruptcy, you could be held liable for the entire total of the balance due even though the courts assigned it to your ex spouse. You may be targeted by the creditor as the only option existing for them to collect the liability.
Sorry to say at this time the credit system is unfair to the victims of divorce. Sometimes a bankruptcy is the only way to finally complete a divorce and that is disastrous for the ex-spouse that wants to be reliable and continue a good credit score.
Divorce is just one illustration of why it is so important that we have the right to repair our credit. Any item on a credit report, as well as a bankruptcy can be disputed if you will that it is inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, untimely, ambiguous, biased, unverifiable or unclear.














