If my husband tries to file bankruptcy in the middle of a divorce and I can prove he is not bankrupt, does he lose everything by default?

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If my husband tries to file bankruptcy in the middle of a divorce and I can prove he is not bankrupt, does he lose everything by default?

My husband submitted financial papers representing himself as being a millionaire and borrowed $500k to buy another business. I left him 2 months later, and Immediately he gives another set of financial records to a bankruptcy attorney to file chapter 7 bankruptcy for the purpose of cheating me. Does he forfeit everything To me in a settlement for committing either bank bank fraud or bankruptcy fraud?

Asked on July 26, 2012 under Family Law, Kentucky

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Under the laws of all states in this country with respect to a marital dissolution action, if it is dicovered that your soon to be former husband engaged in bankruptcy fraud per a decision of the bankruptcy court, such effect does not benefit you at all in the dissolution action.

However, the fraud committed that may be discovered in the bankruptcy court may cause a lot of problems for him down the line.


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