Q: I have a ex coming after me financially when I wasn't on a lease and for some split bills while I was out of work
So my ex is coming after me financially and I don't have a problem with some of it but I was sick and out of work and she covered alot but when we broke up she sent me an itemized bill and is coming after me for every penny she can get I'm not trying to get out of all of it but financially I'm already working a day job and uber eats to get by I was never on a sized lease when we lived together and she kept items to drop the bill down bow she said I hadn't payed my first payment in 30 days so she is keeping the items and the money I just need guidance before I sink here
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A: For non-marital coupes who break up, no court will ever enforce a demand for recovery of shared costs and expenses. For married couples, this is very different as a court must equitably distribute both the accumulation of assets and the payment of debts.
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