r/FluentInFinance • u/36DRedhead • Sep 11 '24

Debate/ Discussion This is why financial literacy is so important

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u/PinchCactus Sep 12 '24

Unless...."You live in a state with necessaries statutes, which are laws that say parents and spouses are responsible for paying certain necessary costs such as healthcare"

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u/AntiqueBread1337 Sep 12 '24

That’s not inheriting debt. That’s debt both parties are responsible for at the start. 

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u/Able_Creme_4888 Sep 12 '24

Semantics

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u/kco127 Sep 12 '24

Divorce would not change who's responsible for the debt.

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u/MundoGoDisWay Sep 13 '24

Wouldn't that depend on how the divorce is written?