Can my husband add new bills when filing for bankruptcy? 9 Answers as of January 19, 2012

He can amend his pleadings to include these debts but will probably also have to move to modify his plan to account for the new bills.

Post-filing bills cannot be added to a bankruptcy.

I don't know how far along his case is but he should be able to amend his case to add his creditors and amend his payment.

You MUST file a claim in your ex's Chapter 13 plan for ALL of your medical bills. You appear to have a nondischargeable marital debt that will be paid by the Chapter 13 Trustee after your ex's plan is confirmed. An attorney would not not charge much for filing your claim and they would do it right, You could even get paid. There is a "bar date for filing claims in the notice you received. Don't miss it. Go for it. Good luck.

Only debts that existed at the date of filing a bankruptcy can be included.

In general, the only bills that he could add would be the ones that were incurred prior to the date of his filing, there are some exceptions for taxes, etc, but not for medical bills. However, If some of the bills were incurred between June when you gave him the bills and August when he filed, he could amend and add them. As a side note, you might want to check with your divorce lawyers, many times there is a clause that says if he goes bankrupt on his half of the bills, that you can bring a private action against him in family court and make him pay you whatever you had to pay. Good luck!

That depends on what the judgement of dissolution says. Take the judgement to a bankruptcy lawyer.

He can add debts he owed as of the date he filed.