If my ex-wife does not pay her debts which still have my name on them, could my new wife be held responsible or made to pay them off?

If my ex-wife does not pay her debts which still have my name on them, could my new wife be held responsible or made to pay them off?

My name is still on my ex-wife’s accounts – credit cards, house loans, etc. The debts in question were debts that my ex-wife took as part of the property settlement at the time of our divorce. The creditors will not take my name off of her accounts until paid off.

Asked on February 17, 2012 under Family Law, Arkansas

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