How will your ex-spouse's bankruptcy affect you if you had a joint mortgage which you are still responsible for?

Spouse's bankruptcy

It can.

Since even a quit-claimed mortgage loan continues to show on your personal credit report, it MAY get a notation "included in bankruptcy" (if it was included). This will cause you problems because creditors will be looking at Your public records trying to justify that notation.

Keep track of your credit. Yours is one of the few situations where inserting a consumer statement onto the bureaus would be a good idea.

More input from FAQ Farmers:

• I think it's important to understand that you are talking about two different things: (1) ownership, and (2) liability. Signing a quitclaim deed means you transferred ownership of the property to your ex-spouse, so the deed will only be in your ex-spouse's name, but this in no way transfers your liability on the mortgage document to your ex-spouse. The mortgage lender will still hold you both responsible for the mortgage regardless of whose name is on the deed since both of your names are still on the mortgage document. And, even if the divorce court ordered one spouse to be responsible, in Indiana at least the mortgage lender can normally still sue both spouses if there is a default on the mortgage. I'm only licensed in Indiana, and if you were in Indiana, my guess is that if your ex-spouse filed bankruptcy on the mortgage, the fact that you quitclaimed the house will not stop the mortgage lender from pursuing you for payments. Of course, different things might happen in different states since each state has their own laws on the subject. Please keep in mind that this in no way constitutes legal advice but is just my take on the hypothetical facts.

ANSWER

Secured debt, such as a mortgage loan, will not be included in the bankruptcy. If the mortgage loan is still in joint names with your ex-spouse, she will remain liable for the debt, and jointly responsible for its repayment.