As a Chicago bankruptcy attorney, I will commonly get the question of whether a persons spouse has to file bankruptcy with them. Often times one spouse will want to file and the other does not. The answer is no, the spouse who does not want to file bankruptcy does not have file if they choose not to. However, in most cases the spouses income is listed if the married couple is living together and a joint budget will be used.

In addition, a Chicago bankruptcy lawyer will have to proof of the other spouses income. I often will tell a potential client to bring in their spouse whether or not they want to file, because they so often will have questions even if they are not filing bankruptcy. The purpose of bringing the non-filing spouse in is to answer any concerns they have even if they don't decide to file with the filing spouse. I represent clients in Cook County, Dupage County, Will County, Kane County, and Lake County! If you are considering filing a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy please call my office today to speak with me at 312-489-8182!

Marc Wagman

Attorney at Law