No
most of the time
No you are responsible for his debt prior to marriage. Keep in mind that each come to the marriage with their own personal credit history. You are only responsible for joint accounts. Credit obtained in both names.
No. A spouse is not responsible for their spouse's debts that were incurred prior to marriage. The only debt that can be shared post-marriage that was incurred pre-marriage would be debt on an account that you became a joint account holder on after marriage.
While your spouse may still have some incurred liability from a previous marriage, you, yourself, as an individual, are not.
The answer depends on why the wife left and if there is love still present. Marriage counseling is a good start.
If she is your ex-wife, you probably aren't liable for her back taxes. Usually, your legal separation agreement will stipulate that you are each responsible for your own taxes. If so, I would think you're off the hook for this.
The answer depends on why the wife left and if there is love still present. Marriage counseling is a good start.
The wife keeps the ring when the marriage is over. If it was a family heirloom then the wife has the right to either give it back to her ex husband or keep it.
Joint filers are both responsible for the entire tax bill. If the unpaid taxes are from a year that the couple filed jointly, the wife is fully responsible for any unpaid taxes unless she can meet the qualifications for innocent spouse relief. After the filing deadline, a joint return cannot be amended to separate returns. If there are unpaid taxes from 2008, the wife can still file a separate return for 2008. If a joint return has been filed for 2008, they have until April 15, 2009 to amend.
Both, and the judge or attorneys on both sides will come to a conclusion on who pays what. Both are responsible though. If the wife was a home maker the entire marriage you might be in trouble.
Unfortunately, yes. If you were married when these bills occurred then yes you are responsible. It is like property of a married couple- anything that is acquired during a marriage belongs to both of you. So if these bills were acquired during your marriage then yes you are responsible. If your wife were still alive you would be held liable if you were still married. So just because she is deceased does not change this, Sorry.