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My soon to be ex husband used my personal information (SS #) to obtain credit cards. I don't know if he applied on the internet or by using pre-approved offers that came to me in the mail. He applied using my name and SS# and then put himself down as as additonal user on the application. I didn't immediately find out any of this until I started receiving phone calls saying the payment was over due. I then went through his wallet, took the cards and then confronted him. He took off soon after. I notified all three credit card companies (fraud departments) and my divorce lawyer has written all three. One company has investigated and deemed it to be fraud and is not holding me responsible. One company is saying that since I am married to him, it is my responsibility and the other one sent me a letter today saying they are going to put a lien on or seize my assets. I have never signed an original application or signed anything at any store where he purchased things using the cards. What can I do? My lawyer requested the companies to send original applications showing my signature and signatures on all charge slips. The two companies that are harrasing me on a daily basis have not complied with his requests. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP GET THIS RESOLVED - OR, AM I JUST NOW OFFICIALLY IN DEBT OVER MY HEAD WITH MY CREDIT RUINED? My divorce will be heard in December and the lawyer is making the credit card debt his responsibility in the divorce paperwork. (Does that mean anything to the credit card companies?
My soon to be ex husband used my personal information (SS #) to obtain credit cards. I don't know if he applied on the internet or by using pre-approved offers that came to me in the mail. He applied using my name and SS# and then put himself down as as additonal user on the application. I didn't immediately find out any of this until I started receiving phone calls saying the payment was over due. I then went through his wallet, took the cards and then confronted him. He took off soon after. I notified all three credit card companies (fraud departments) and my divorce lawyer has written all three. One company has investigated and deemed it to be fraud and is not holding me responsible. One company is saying that since I am married to him, it is my responsibility and the other one sent me a letter today saying they are going to put a lien on or seize my assets. I have never signed an original application or signed anything at any store where he purchased things using the cards. What can I do? My lawyer requested the companies to send original applications showing my signature and signatures on all charge slips. The two companies that are harrasing me on a daily basis have not complied with his requests. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP GET THIS RESOLVED - OR, AM I JUST NOW OFFICIALLY IN DEBT OVER MY HEAD WITH MY CREDIT RUINED? My divorce will be heard in December and the lawyer is making the credit card debt his responsibility in the divorce paperwork. (Does that mean anything to the credit card companies?