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    Default Responsibility for Debts After Divorce

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: Idaho

    Hi there, I recently went through a divorce (uncontested) and owe some money as a result. The truth is I didn't take it seriously; I let my ex do all the work on the divorce and now I owe a decent sum of money. I'm regretting it now. I'm completely clueless when it comes to this sorta thing (the laws), and have yet to talk to a professional, which I am going to do soon.

    My ex wants money on a car I bought well we were technically together but also separated and then money for half of her debt but not at the time of the divorce but about 8 months prior when we separated. Initially she wanted me to send her money through an app (really) and I wasn't okay with that so started researching the best means of paying and it doesn't seem like a normal thing to just send money but instead pay on some kind of existing debt. She wants 14k in total...9k for credit card debt, which as far as I know might not even exist...we weren't on the account together.

    My question is, is everything on the paper work absolute? In retrospect I don't see how I could be forced to pay debt she might not even have anymore. What happens if I don't pay? She is threatening to send me to court because I haven't made any "payments" to her in 3 months since the divorce.

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    -Erik

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    Default Re: Divorce Debt

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    My question involves a marriage in the state of: Idaho

    Hi there, I recently went through a divorce (uncontested) and owe some money as a result. The truth is I didn't take it seriously; I let my ex do all the work on the divorce and now I owe a decent sum of money. I'm regretting it now. I'm completely clueless when it comes to this sorta thing (the laws), and have yet to talk to a professional, which I am going to do soon.

    My ex wants money on a car I bought well we were technically together but also separated and then money for half of her debt but not at the time of the divorce but about 8 months prior when we separated. Initially she wanted me to send her money through an app (really) and I wasn't okay with that so started researching the best means of paying and it doesn't seem like a normal thing to just send money but instead pay on some kind of existing debt. She wants 14k in total...9k for credit card debt, which as far as I know might not even exist...we weren't on the account together.

    My question is, is everything on the paper work absolute? In retrospect I don't see how I could be forced to pay debt she might not even have anymore. What happens if I don't pay? She is threatening to send me to court because I haven't made any "payments" to her in 3 months since the divorce.

    Thanks
    -Erik
    You need to follow what is in the divorce decree as that as an order of the court. If you don't, you can be held in contempt.

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    Default Re: Divorce Debt

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    My question is, is everything on the paper work absolute?
    As long as your final decree was signed by both of you and entered as an order of the court you owe her whatever dollar amount the decree says you pay.

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    Default Re: Divorce Debt

    Thank you for the replies. How long do you have to pay that kind of debt?

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    Default Re: Divorce Debt

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    Thank you for the replies. How long do you have to pay that kind of debt?
    Until you have paid the full amount that the orders require you to pay.

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