Hi everyone,
This may not be the best place to ask, but I just want to hear some other people's thoughts about this.
Also, I'm not here for marriage counseling, so please don't start about that.
I want to divorce from my wife.
Long story short, she does many irresponsible things, mainly with money.
We came to many disagreements and I'm pretty fed up with it.Basically, she created many debts which I am mostly all paying right now.
We've actually talked about divorce in the past (don't ask why), but at the time she said that before we would divorce, she wants me to zero everything out (as in, paying the debts).
Clearly, I don't want to pay the debts (reasons explained below).
I don't care if she will divorce or not (even though she's better off if we do divorce).
My question is, can she legally demand money from me if I refuse to pay?
My/our situation:
- Perhaps the most important part,
I'm not financially bound to Japan in the sense that I am no citizen of Japan, nor do i have a Visa.
Essentially, I'm just a tourist. We did try to get a VISA, but never completed it, mainly due to above reasons.
- Aside from our marriage papers, I have never signed any contracts or financial agreements (which I think is even impossible as a non-resident); everything is on my wife's name.
- Very important to note, she has 3 kids from a previous marriage.
HOWEVER, these kids are not bound to my name. This has to do with my age. Basically, my wife is a few years older then me, and because the kids were born before I was 18, I legally couldn't be changed to their father (something that might very well come in handy now)
- In the past 2 years, I have paid over 6.000.000 Yen for our family, while she hardly paid anything.
Seeing this situation, would it be possible for her to legally demand money from me?
Would she have any success if she would take it to court?
By the way, it will not influence my decision of divorcing her.
I will be returning to my home country in any case.
Thank you in advance.
This may not be the best place to ask, but I just want to hear some other people's thoughts about this.
Also, I'm not here for marriage counseling, so please don't start about that.
I want to divorce from my wife.
Long story short, she does many irresponsible things, mainly with money.
We came to many disagreements and I'm pretty fed up with it.Basically, she created many debts which I am mostly all paying right now.
We've actually talked about divorce in the past (don't ask why), but at the time she said that before we would divorce, she wants me to zero everything out (as in, paying the debts).
Clearly, I don't want to pay the debts (reasons explained below).
I don't care if she will divorce or not (even though she's better off if we do divorce).
My question is, can she legally demand money from me if I refuse to pay?
My/our situation:
- Perhaps the most important part,
I'm not financially bound to Japan in the sense that I am no citizen of Japan, nor do i have a Visa.
Essentially, I'm just a tourist. We did try to get a VISA, but never completed it, mainly due to above reasons.
- Aside from our marriage papers, I have never signed any contracts or financial agreements (which I think is even impossible as a non-resident); everything is on my wife's name.
- Very important to note, she has 3 kids from a previous marriage.
HOWEVER, these kids are not bound to my name. This has to do with my age. Basically, my wife is a few years older then me, and because the kids were born before I was 18, I legally couldn't be changed to their father (something that might very well come in handy now)
- In the past 2 years, I have paid over 6.000.000 Yen for our family, while she hardly paid anything.
Seeing this situation, would it be possible for her to legally demand money from me?
Would she have any success if she would take it to court?
By the way, it will not influence my decision of divorcing her.
I will be returning to my home country in any case.
Thank you in advance.