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Debt brought into a marriage should: remain that persons responsibility.........or.........it should be shared?
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Debt brought into a marriage should: remain that persons responsibility.........or.........it should be shared? keep your pain to yourself .. lol |
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simple, run a credit check prior to marriage, have pre nup signed, and make them sign a debt reduction contract that would nullify the marriage if not honored within a set timeline
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Edited by
itsmetina
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Thu 05/22/08 09:38 PM
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i once heard that if someone really loves you they will take on your debt
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the debt should hopefully be paid off before the marriage....but if not, the other partner should at least help a bit since its supposed to be a union!
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If it's your debt, you should share it. If it's her debt, she should keep it to herself.
Ladies, switch the genders in this statement for my tip to you... |
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I think it should be by Both, You said "I do" to the person, that includes her life as well
If had married someone with a debt, I would help her out |
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I wouldn't expect anyone to pay my debts, they should pay their own as well. What's incurred during the marriage should be shared.
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I have a double standard on this one. I would want to help my husband get rid of his debt if I had the means, but I sure wouldn't be comfortable putting my burdens on him. I think I'll just stay out of debt and it won't be an issue.
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it depends on the people.. some don't mind sharing some do.. the thing is... isn't debt a similar obligation to children from another marriage? you share most everything to separate things so solidly to me would say that you really only have an agreement to be together not unconditional love.. jmho...
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Debt brought into a marriage should: remain that persons responsibility.........or.........it should be shared? I think you should pay. |
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Everything is shared in a marriage. Good and bad.
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If it's your debt, you should share it. If it's her debt, she should keep it to herself. Ladies, switch the genders in this statement for my tip to you... That was dumb!!! |
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If it is a community property state, the minute you say "I do" you just inherited your now spouse's debt, unless you have some contract like Rob said.
Key - good answer. I agree with Kerbear, I think once you marry, you should both work on the debt, UNLESS, one party is a gambler or out of control somehow, in that case, you are in deep trouble. Then the credit check before hand is a good idea. |
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I would never expect anyone to pay any debt I may have, but I feel that if I loved someone enough to marry them it would be my responsibility as a man to help with anything like that to make quality of life together better.
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Everything is shared in a marriage. Good and bad. I agree, Marriage is a Union, I would hate to see someone that I love deeply struggle and get stressed over a debt, I would help |
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I don't expect my future husband ( if there ever will be one) to pay off any debt I incurred prior to me meeting him or getting married.
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If it's your debt, you should share it. If it's her debt, she should keep it to herself. Ladies, switch the genders in this statement for my tip to you... That was dumb!!! |
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Everything is shared in a marriage. Good and bad. I agree, Marriage is a Union, I would hate to see someone that I love deeply struggle and get stressed over a debt, I would help Exactly.. |
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I agree, Marriage is a Union And watch out for those Union dues.... |
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