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My ex-husband listed me as a "co-debtor" to several unknown creditors

My ex-husband recently filed for BK and listed me as a co-debtor to several business-debts of which I was unaware, all of which were supposedly incurred during our marriage. I have a restraining order against him to protect me and my kids so (for obvious reasons) cannot ask him for the underlying documents. His BK lawyer won't return my calls and the publicly available petition doesn't give me enough info to figure out if I'm actually a "co-debtor". Is there any way to force his lawyer to give me these documents? Any other options?

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There is a bankruptcy rule--Rule 2004, which allows you or your attorney to file a motion and obtain a court order requiring the turnover of whatever documents you list. You would not have to deal directly with your ex-husband. It could be ab attorney to attorney exchange. But, you would really need your own attorney to assist you.

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