Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

credit card misuse

a wife has used her husbands identity (social security number) to obtain 7 different credit cards and has charged over 30k to said cards. this was done without the husbands knowledge. what can legally be done about this.


Asked on 5/02/06, 9:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Samira Ghazal Ghazal & Gomez, P. A.

Re: credit card misuse

If they are NOT still legally married, then he could file a police report as a victim of identity theft. Of course, the police may arrest her and that will create all sorts of problems [especially if they have children]

If they are still legally married, then I suggest that the husband consider filing a bankruptcy to eliminate the debt. If he does not qualify for a chapter 7, at least a chapter 13 will stop the late fees and crazy interest.

Either way, it is a no-win situation for him.

Samira Ghazal

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Answered on 5/02/06, 5:44 pm


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