Tag Archives: divorce
- I Can’t Afford My Husband Anymore. – Wesley
Wesley “Dear Steve, I am seeing a divorce attorney in the morning. My husband (though a very good person) has not worked for the past several years and on and off for years prior. My income declined over the past 3 years leaving me in tremendous debt and with a huge IRS lien. Our home [...]
- ChevGirl Writes In And Says “My Marriage is Suffering Because of Our Debt”
ChevGirl “Dear Steve, Well I am not thinking about death or anything, I am a Christian. I am just having a very difficult time with our finances. The stress is becoming unbearable. My marriage is suffering because of it. Me and my husband work in agriculture, we do not make much and we are $55,000 [...]
- Why Doesn’t My Ex-Husband Have to Pay My Student Loan Debt? – Angela
“Dear Steve, I have a consolidated student loan that sits at $87,000 right now – that amount represents my loan of approx 25,000 and my ex-husbands of approx 55,000 and the rest is interest (it’s been deferred since 1997). I consolidated at a time of emotional distress (new mom getting divorced) and didn’t understand that [...]
- I’ve Gotten The Alimony Lowered But Still Neck Deep in Debt From the Divorce. – Steve
“Dear Steve, I came to Texas for employment after 7 months of unemployment. Leaving my wife behind, she refused to come here. My new job came to an end after 4 months and faced 4 months of unemployment, the job market was in Houston so I stayed and was employed again by GE Energy. Still [...]
- I’m Getting Divorced and Can’t Afford My Bills. – Kate
“Dear Steve, I am currently in the middle of getting divorced, and have about $23,000 in credit card debt and $30,000 in student loans. I currently can not afford all the debt payments as well as household expenses and my soon to be ex-husband is a stay at home dad who has been unable to [...]
- I Need a Divorce But I’m Trapped in a Mortgage. – Susan
“Dear Steve, My relationship with my husband has hit a new low. I need to get out of here and get a divorce but we have a mortgage together on a house that we owe more on it than it is worth if we could sell it. What do i do? Susan” Don’t miss our [...]
- After My Divorce My Finances Went Downhill. Should I Give My Car Back and Go Bankrupt? – Lynette
“Dear Steve, I have a lot of old, old debt from my marriage that ended in divorce 4 years ago. Due to myself having the only full-time income at the time, all of the debt was in my name, so my ex-husband got out of having to deal with it. Anyway, I have been struggling, [...]
- I’m in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Getting Divorced and Trying to Lose My House. – Steve
“Dear Steve, Filed Chapter 13 only under my name but wife signed agreement to help pay the 13 off. House is now in foreclosure and I want to save my house and I just filed for divorce. She filed Chapter 7 five years ago. My lawyer claims that my Chapter 13 will protect me against [...]
- My Husband Just Left Me and I Won’t See a Dime From Him. – Lynne
“Dear Steve, My husband just left me and has let me know very clearly I will not see “a dime” from him. This cuts my household income down from $4600 to less than $2000. We had bought our home 3 years ago and managed to build up about $20,000 in credit card debt. This is [...]
- Should I Trade in My Half of Her 401K From the Divorce for a New Home Down Payment? – Ray
“Dear Steve, Getting divorced after 25 years. I’m getting 1/2 of her 401k. Because of the home market we will be lucky to get what we owe on the home. I need a down payment for a new home can I cash out my 1/2 of her 401k to put down on a new house. [...]
- I Screwed Up and Lost Most of Our Retirement Income. – Rufus
“Dear Steve, I screwed up. I made investments and lost most of our retirement income. I am also out of work. I am working as a handyman but not making much money. I am however, interviewing for a better job. My wife is hostile and can’t seem to get over that I messed up. I [...]
- My Husband is Supposed to Pay My Debt in the Divorce But He’s Not. – Jessica
“Dear Steve, My ex husband and I have about $30k in credit card debt. He agreed to take it in the divorce settlement but it is all in my name. He isn’t paying everything as he needs to be and I’m getting all the collection calls. Telling the creditors that he is responsible and giving [...]
- What is the Best Way to Eliminate My Credit Card Debt? – Anne
“Dear Steve, I am a 39 year old woman who shares custody of my seven year old daughter. I got divorced a little over a year ago. I bought a townhome right after the divorce. I was lucky I bought when I did, because although I have excellent credit, I work as a bartender and [...]
- Jon and Kate Plus 8 Pay Late? Money Shenanigans Hit TV Reality Stars.
Well divorce and separation has reared it’s ugly head again and disrupted the finances of separating parents Jon and Kate Gosselin. In a recent interview on the Today Show, Kate Gosselin talk about how she can’t pay the bills. “[Jon] took $230,000 of the $231,000 we had,” Kate told Meredith Vieira on TODAY in New [...]
- My Husband is Going to 1099 Me. We Are Getting Divorced. – Suki
“Dear Steve, Hi Steve, I helped my husband run his business, he paid me each month, and for the first time in our marriage, he said he will 1099 me at the end of the year. I unfortunatly have gotten myself in heavy debt, 32 thousand in only credit cards that are in my name [...]