Wifes bad credit

How do I protect my self from my wifes spending habit.

Am I responsible for her dept......if they are in her name??

Thanks for any input
Tang
Portland Oregon

I think you are responsible, as long as you are married it is 50/50. My boyfriend is about to final a nasty divorce where his wife spent 1 year in prison for embezeling. She has always ran the money and paid the bills. When he started paying he realized she was 7000$ behind on house payments and had no insurance on anything. She had opened accounts in their name and he knew nothing about them, but he was the responsible party. She has even admitted to forging his name, but we will see comes of it once it is said and done. She admitted to forging his name on the deed to the house (it came from her parents) but he still has to pay maintenace so she can pay the mortgage. Our lawyer says at the final hearing we will sue her for dissapating marital assets, or spending all their money. We will see how it goes. I don't know what to tell you, maybe it is different in your state. Mayber you sould get seperate bank accounts if you are still married and check her purse for credit cards to call and cancel. Good Luck - ps you might want to have a credit report run, you might be surprised what comes up