Question: Dear Steve, My father and mother divorced when I was 4 and he agreed in the divorce decree to pay for my college expenses. I have about $40,000 student loan debt from private Wells Fargo loans – 4 separate loans. He manipulated me to sign an agreement when I was under distress after he …
Question: Dear Steve, My husband’s ex-wife incurred a hospital bill for a broken leg prior to their divorce. she was not covered under a health plan at that time, so she was responsible for the entire hospital bill. As part of their divorce agreement, which was signed by the Judge, the hospital debt was assigned …
Question: Dear Steve, My ex husband died, suicide. We have been divorced 7 years. We had no outstanding credit card debt when divorced. There is an attorney handling his estate and I was contacted and told that there are 2 credit cards that still have my name on them and there is now a balance …
Question: Dear Steve, I have a couple of strikes against me. First strike is that I have an ex-husband who sticks me with medical bills and our 3 children’s extra curricular activities. All are under ages 15. The 2nd is that I am a poor money manager. Before I knew it I was over my …
Question: Dear Steve, Went through a divorce in 2013 and lost my job. I could not pay the house payments, 1st and 2nd, or my credit cards. I have since restructured my 1st mortgage and saved my home, but have not made a payment on the 2nd, or my credit cards for several months (18). …
Question: Dear Steve, We divorced 3 years ago and split our credit cards – at the time of the divorce one credit card was 4300 – which my ex wife took – she never removed my name – now it’s at 10,000+ and the credit card company is going after both of us – my …
Question: Dear Steve, My husband and I are trying to buy a house and his credit report shows a default from his ex-wife’s mortgage she defaulted on. The divorce decree said she got the house and they had him sign a gift affidavit to her. Dumb! I know. We think she defaulted about 2009? How …
Question: Dear Steve, I just went through a terrible divorce and now have a terrible debt situation and I don’t know where to begin to get out from under this. My next step feels like its bankruptcy but Im not sure. I own a fitness business and nothing else. What should I begin to do …
Question: Dear Steve, My ex husband and I divorced almost 5 years ago. He took the house in the divorce however I am the only one listed on the deed. As part of the divorce decree, I agreed to sign a quit claim deed if he sold the property. He agreed to pay certain debts …
Question: Dear Steve, I co-signed a private student loan in 2005 for my ex-wife (she was not my ex-spouse in 2005). The amount was $10k. Current balance is ~$6,400 and is in deferment (1-2 months left on that). She agreed to pay it post-divorce but fails to do so unless her arm is twisted enough …