Can my fiance's debts affect my tax returns including child support after we are married?
364949
It will definitely affect your taxes if you file a joint return.  If you must file joint returns then make sure you file an injured spouse form.  Also, keep your bank accounts separate.  Any accounts that he's linked to can be affected.
160846
The only time your credit will affect his is if you both want to buy something together on credit. If you apply for any loans or cards, your two credits will be added together and divided in two to see what the mean is.\n\nAll debits owed by either are still just that, owed by the one incurring them. Any debits incurred jointly after marriage are both parties responsibility.\n\nI run credit for people buying homes. I know what I have stated here to be true in CA because we have an office there.
311610
It really depends on his situation.  If he has a payment schedule and is at least trying to honor it, you should be okay.  You should file income tax seperate though as his will go towards arrears.\n\nIf he's not at least trying to get caught up, they may garrnish his wages, but not yours.  If he's trying but is just having trouble, the courts are usually pretty cool.  I've been in this situation before, I just sent as much towards arrears as I possibly could and kept my nose clean and always contacted the courts when I was struggling with money.
1144301
I depends on if you have children, if so you can claim them other than that your spouse and/or yourself. From experience you may just want to claim yourself because I had problems
170675
Sadly, you cannot.  This is one of the perks of actually being married.  If you are not married and he is not the biological or adoptive father of the kids, he cannot claim you or them on his taxes.  The link below will take you to the page on IRS' web site that explains the four tests for claiming dependents on your taxes.  You have to be able to pass all four in order to claim dependents.
910776
YES.  As long as you are still married and not LEGALLY separated both debts and assets are divided equally between the parties.\n\nIf there are reasons you need to stay married, get a legal separation so you can LEGALLY be separate from each other's debts and obligations.\n\nHealth insurance is one reason may people do not divorce.  A legal separation can keep the benefits, but you won't be bound by the financial burdens of each other.
540223
Any money that is left over after paying all of your debts will be refunded to you.  Now also, if you owe money for like "Child Support", they can't hold your refund for any interest that is owed after the principal amount has been paid.  \nGood luck.
1058288
Man do I disagree with most of this advice!\n\nFor starters, any debts that occured before you got married are not suddenly "shared" with you.  They are his debts.  The way it's going to effect you is if they (for example) try to repo the home or car.  If you are living there, you lose the home.  But what else did you expect?   It's his home, bought under his credit.  \n\nNow, if you come into this marriage with your home/car they can NOT touch it.  His name is not on the contracts, and in most states they can not place a lien on it unless his name is jointly on it.\n\nYour credit does remain uneffected.  Any property you own (unless in a community property state) is still yours and can't be touched by his creditors.  \n\nWhen I got married, my wife came with a lot of "debt baggage", and creditors were hounding her something terrible.  But I know the law!  I put an end to that harrassment, and they couldn't touch ANY of my property or hurt my credit at all.\n\nI spent the next 2 years rebuilding her credit by co-signing on credit cards and a car loan. Now her credit is better then mine!  \n\nI will suggest that he get the bankruptcy before you get married so you can get a fresh start as soon as possible.
32721
I was in that situation for a long time. I always made more, and so claimed the child myself. Do not file jointly, unless it's going to benefit you. The child earned income credit laws have changed (so my tax guy told me yesterday.) If you're single, you can file as head of household, and get the child earned income credit...and you might also be able to claim your partner as a dependant. My husband was able to claim me as a dependant when he was still my boyfriend. Don't be afraid to ask whoever does your taxes questions, and when in doubt, call the IRS 1-800-829-1040. Good Luck! -Vickie
8452
It depends on the order of the court.  They can garnish your wages or seize your property depending on how much you owe and what the debt is for.
730187
You had a legal order for him to pay support and he failed to do so--that is why your husband was granted adoption of your child. Once your child was adopted--the boys father's obligation to pay ceased.  Unless you agreed to dismiss the arrears due to you-he would still owe you that $.  Are you sure it was a letter to you or a copy sent to the boys' biological father.  Here is the AR website:\n\nhttp://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/child_support/ocse_index.html\n\nit may just help to call the office where your order is and ask.  I've never heard of a custodial parent being subject to tax intercept.
78066
You are not required to pay support for children that are not your own or your legal responsibility.  You may want to consult a CPA or do file separately (depending on how much he actually owes in child support arrears).  You also, on another note, will want to advise him to begin making payments because he could be liable for a garnishment of his wages up to 25%.  Could your household survive on 25% less in earnings from him?  Best of luck with a difficult situation.
320708
If the person has a house, life insurance or assets the debts can be paid from them. If the person is married the debts may be transferred to the spouse (depending on what they are). If the person isn't married, has no money or assets they probably won't be paid but if the people and places owed money have their insurance they may be able to collect from them.
314813
It shouldn't make any difference whether you get married or not. Unless your husband has a really good insurance policy and job. I guess you could get updated. If that was the case for me, I wouldn't get married and loose my funds. Your marriage could go sour in a year and you would have a hard time getting your funds back.
23910
It sounds like there's blame involved in your situation -- that the debt is caused by one of you (e.g., gambling, drugs, bad investments).\n\nIf this is so, you and/or your spouse will probably need therapy to work out the behavior that caused the debt.\n\nIf no blame were involved, I can't imagine why it wouldn't work out between the two of you.
933636
You should probably contact the Child Support Agency for further information if your husband has agreed maintenance payments with them.  FSee below for the link.
86331
If you have the kids for more than six months out of the year, you can claim them.  If you contribute more than half of the support, then you can claim them.  IRS will let whoever can't claim them  know in  a heartbeat.  They did us.  We could claim them , his ex couldn't.