[keryx]

Last time I checked, divorce papers are a legally binding document. Assets and liabilities are divided accordlingly.

One worry that comes to mind: if the ex-husband has defaulted on his legal obligation with this debt, what other debts have gone unpaid that Brianna will have to pay? Was her name really on any of this debt? If it was, then perhaps it would have been far better to have all the debt with her name attached to it assigned to her. Of course, that would also mean that a good lawyer would have gotten her an increased portion of assets (assuming there were any.)

And there wouldn't be this 'out of the blue' suit. I can sympathize that once something has been signed, sealed and committed, that one could very logically think that it's over, an agreement has been met and will be adhered to (legal documents are strange that way.)