Full question:
My wife has racked up quite the credit card bill on herself in Wyoming. She has depleted her financial resources over the years because of her lavish lifestyle. Will the credit card company sue for a lien on my property for her debts?
- Category: Marriage
- Subcategory: Marital Property
- Date:
- State: Wyoming
Answer:
In Wyoming, each spouse's property is generally treated as separate. This means that one spouse's debts typically cannot be recovered from the other's property. According to Wyoming law, specifically Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-201, property owned by a married person remains their separate property, and it is not subject to claims for their spouse's debts unless the debts were incurred for family expenses or children's education.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-202 further clarifies that a married person can manage their separate property as if they were single, and any debts they incur are their own responsibility. If a spouse is sued, the legal proceedings will treat them as if they were unmarried, and their separate property can be used to satisfy judgments against them.
In your case, since the debt was incurred by your wife due to her personal spending habits, your property should remain protected from any actions taken by the credit card company based on her debts, as outlined in Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-201 and § 20-1-202.
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