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How to Divorce Credit Card Deals

[09/28/2007]
How to Divorce Credit Card Deals

When a family life ends in a divorce it means someone's personal illusions crumbling. And that is not enough - a credit history is spoilt as well. Ex-married couple may be turned down when applying for a loan of any kind. Lending institutions see in divorced spouses no financial stability and creditworthiness. That is no less powerful blow to feel your financial weakness than to live with your ruined matrimonial status.

But there is no place for emotions when your financial affairs are getting worse. I have experienced the same divorce proceedings and their aftereffects and I would like to tell why a divorce is reflected on a credit score and how to improve that.

So if you are in the situation close to marriage pick up the information to protect yourself from any possible bitter effects. Well, that is not the most pleasant thing to think about on the eve of a wedding party but ... there are just two ways for marriage to end - not to end or to end in divorce.

And as you may guess, the core of the problem is whether the credit card accounts of yours and your husband are joint or separate. That is a fateful matter for your credit eligibility and financial wellness in the future that is hard to predict. By the way, no matter what credit card company you deal with. Well, it's time to clear up things.

So, having a joint credit card account, both you and your spouse are obliged to pay card bills and if there appears a credit card debt both spouses are responsible for paying it off. Being married my husband and I had a desire to get an instant credit card approval so we filled in a joint application. It contained the data on our financial capacities, assets and our credit histories that were marked "good". The lenders took our couple as a low risk and financially stable consumers so we got our no annual fee credit card with ease.

We started our credit card practice in the following way - I paid with the card and my husband handled all the card bills. And as it was determined, the payment information was reported in the names of both of us.

We were enjoying our financial wellness as the credit card company extended us dainty lowest interest rates and point rewards on the basis of our high income and unstained credit histories. And such a sweet life made my hubby relaxed and it didn't fail to reflect on the payment situation. Late payments and exceeded credit limit month in, month out haunted us and as a result affected my credit score ignoring the fact that it was not me who acted wrong.

And the surprise was far from pleasant when I was obliged to pay off the card bills due to the divorce decree.

What a bad unfairness! But it is unfair just judging in an emotional way. The main reason was in we filled out the joint credit card application form! That is the end of the story with a good beginning.

Thankfully, now I have a good credit score again, and it is a long story to tell about how I have rebuilt it. Here comes just the only conclusion - always hold your individual account. Your marrow will be thankful to you as well, just in case.


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COMMENTS

Kelvin [03:08 AM, October 04, 2007]

I think it's not a pleasant thing to think about credit cards when you are going to marriage.

Ruth [03:49 AM, October 04, 2007]

And I think it is normal. If the relations are strong nothing will spoil them.

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