Statute of limitation on marital credit card debt in nc

North Carolina Divorce Law Divorce and Separation Answers
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After ten years of separation I had Divorce Papers filed, the soon to be ex is talking about a credit card debt that she calls marital debt that I knew nothing about. The credit card is / was in her name only and the debt is supposed to be at $20,000. Keep in mind that I haven’t had any contact with her for just about 10 years, how likely is a Judge going to be willing to hear a case over a 10 year old, $20,000 credit card debt that was only in her name. This credit card is one of four in her name only that I found out about before I left and was one of the reasons for the break up. As an Attorney would you even consider taking on a case like this, is there any merit to it at all? She has never tried to contact me over this debt so she never tried to mitigate the damage.

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Have you obtained an absolute divorce? If you have obtained an absolute divorce, then she has lost her claim for equitable distribution. Did you ever execute a separation agreement that dealt with the division of property? If so, then read the agreement to see if there are any provisions that would prevent her from instituting a new claim against you. There is no statute of limitations, so to speak; so long are you are not yet divorced her claim is not barred.