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What About Marital Dept?

Any debt incurred during the marriage is marital debt -- and the couple is responsible for that debt. Debt incurred prior to the divorce, but after the filing of a divorce complaint, is usually the obligation of the person incurring the debt. The assignment of responsibility for paying or assuming marital debt varies greatly, because such determinations are dependent on the individual facts of the case.

Karen Meislik, a Matrimonial Law attorney located
in Montclair, New Jersey, serves clients in Essex, Morris, Union,
and Bergen counties, and throughout the state.