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Written by Riviera Reporter
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"Who pays?”
Hanna - who's Polish - is getting divorced from her French husband and
wonders who is responsible for the debts they've contracted jointly. In
principle, both ex-partners can be pursued for such debts from the
moment of their legal separation. There's no way of shifting
responsibility unless the creditor agrees - which is unlikely, I'd
think, in most cases. However, if a debt has been formally contracted
by only one of the ex-partners the law says the other is responsible
for only half the amount. Of course, this is an area where serious
disputes can break out and in such cases legal advice is often
needed.
From Reporter 103 - June/July 2004
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