Can I make payments to my husbands credit cards?

[inhocknow]

Hello folks, thanks for your help.
I filed bankruptcy by myself.
My husband owes a few hundred on his credit cards but he did not go bankrupt.
We have our checking accounts joint.
Can I pay his credit cards from our joint checking account?
What if we make $400 payments? What happens if the trustee requests copies of bank statements and see's payments to american express in the amount of $400 and payments to bank of america for $400? There are for his credit cards and not mine. What do we do in our case where he still owes money? Thanks for your great help.

[CATCHMEIFYOUCAN]

Well is you husband getting deeper and deeper into debt ?

If he decides to file on his own, don't expect to be paid back anytime soon (but you are married of course).

Typically a "preferential payment," would be ballpark figure of $600 or more.

Best of Luck, Catchmeifyoucan

[DivorceRuinedMe]

What I'd be concerned about is the available/disposable income. If you can pay HIS creditors, why can't you pay your own? That is what is going to be going through the trustee's mind.

[lrprn]

I filed bankruptcy by myself. My husband owes a few hundred on his credit cards but he did not go bankrupt. We have our checking accounts joint. Can I pay his credit cards from our joint checking account? What if we make $400 payments? What happens if the trustee requests copies of bank statements and see's payments to american express in the amount of $400 and payments to bank of america for $400? There are for his credit cards and not mine. What do we do in our case where he still owes money?

Relax. Your husband did not file bk, only you did. He has money coming into the home too - why would you not use it to pay his bills?? Your trustee has no control over your husband's finances - only over yours as of the day of filing until your case is discharged. Strike this one off your worry list.

[inhocknow]

Relax. Your husband did not file bk, only you did. He has money coming into the home too - why would you not use it to pay his bills?? Your trustee has no control over your husband's finances - only over yours as of the day of filing until your case is discharged. Strike this one off your worry list.

Thanks for your great help.
I was only worrying because these checking accounts are the checking accounts listed on my schedules as we are joint on our checking accounts (not on our credit cards)
I was worrying because if we are making large payments to his credit cards, it might not look good.
Thanks for your terrific feedback.