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Dealing with Debt in Divorce

Community Property, Debt, Division of Assets, Divorce Articles, FinancialBy Zachary AshbyNov 16, 2016

Marital debts, just like marital assets, are fairly divided between spouses during a divorce. Because Washington is a community property state, all income, property, and debts that either spouse acquires during the marriage belongs to the marital estate and must be split relatively equally between the spouses. The responsibility for a marital debt can be…

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