Fraud Alert After Divorce

What is to stop your now ex-spouse from using your social security number, which they have from past tax returns, and your date of birth from opening up credit cards in your name and ruining your credit?

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Protect yourself by going to the three credit bureaus and placing a fraud alert on your social security number so that your creditors must take extra steps to verify your identity before issuing credit.  

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Experian

Equifax

Transunion

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Once that is submitted request your free three in one credit report to make sure nothing is suspicious, then monitor your credit with a site like creditkarma.com.