How are Debts Divided in a Divorce?
The court has the power to enter equitable orders for the distribution of debts incurred during the marriage. Generally, the Court will order payment of marital debts based on the ability of each spouse to pay. A spouse who has a greater capacity to pay than the other spouse could be ordered to bear an unequal share of the marital debt especially where he or she has historically done so during the marriage. Normally, non-marital debts (those incurred before the marriage or after the divorce) are the responsibility of the party who incurred them.
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3575 North 100 East
Suite 325
Provo, Utah 84664
Phone: 801-377-4652
Fax: 801-377-4673
