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Credit card in ex s name

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GEM33 · 22/05/2014 22:58

Hi, just wondered what the score is here.
I had a credit card on 0% interest while I was on maternity leave because my ex s wage was unreliable. I bought food for the house, stuff for our child etc. nothing frivolous. When the 0% ran out I tried to transfer to a new card on another 0% but was refused so my ex took on a new credit card of 0% interest to pay off my card. It was in his sole name.

He left me for someone else a few months ago and he has been so vile with me and stopped communicating and I had no access to his credit card and he wouldn't tell me when the 0% was running out on it. I still had direct debit payments linked to his card as I was paying it off but only minimum payments.

He now informs me through solicitors letter that I am to clear the debt. The amount is much larger then what I believe it should be so I think he has been spending further on it or the 0% has run out and it's now accruing interest.

I'm not in a position to pay it all off. I'm raising our child with no maintenance from him and I have a mortgage to pay. I've offered to pay half of it as goodwill. But I just can not pay it all off.

Where do I stand with the fact he is letting interest accrue. I've told him he needs to move it to another 0% but he s refused saying it's my problem.

What are your thoughts? I'm terrified he ll rack the card up to extortionate amounts and try and come after me for it.

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ouryve · 22/05/2014 23:04

You need to talk to your own solicitor, or at least CAB about this. Statements for credit cards are itemised, so they, for a start, need to be asking to see those for the months since you separated.

TheMightyMing · 22/05/2014 23:07

Card is in his name. Cancel your dd. Tell the cc company where he
Lives now. Tell them he has left you and is no longer at your address.

He is not paying you to help bring his own child up. This is now his debt not yours, you owe him less than nothing.

Solicitors letter my arse!!!

Fluffycloudland77 · 23/05/2014 12:23

If there's no written contract between you saying you will pay him back I'd be so tempted to ignore this.

Personal debt is just that. It doesn't look great that you had a dd set up to pay it though.

I still don't think he'd be able to recover the money from you though. He was naive to take a debt that wasn't his at the end of the day because now it is his debt.

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