No offense to you, but IMHO joint credit (even between a married couple) is the dumbest thing in the world.
While I hope your marriage lasts forever, the truth is that most of them (60%) fail for one reason or another. Though the judge can assign joint-debt to one party or the other, he cannot amend the actual contract (see the Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution).
Inevitably, when a marriage ends, all the joint debt will get assigned by family court to one person or the other, if that person stops paying (or files BK), the divorce order on the debt-assignment is over-ruled by the original contract which both parties signed. In other words, the debt gets assigned to the other party immediately (and it's already impacted thier CScore from the lates). So, four, fourteen or even forty years after the divorce you can still be proverbially screwed by the other person.
Again, I hope your marriage lasts forever, but financial decisions should never be based on "hope". Get your own cards, garden with them, and make her an AU on those.
In summary, joint credit is the same as co-signing. It's a method for the credit card companies to create an extra avenue to be paid in the event of default. Rule #1 about credit: NEVER co-sign for anything with anyone unless you can see the future. Though, if you CAN see the future, go win the lotto and forget credit all together.
-SM
Note: Joint credit on a house (when married) is marginally fine, but if there is a divorce, sell the house and split the profits (if any).
Starting Score: ~470 preBK(8/2010)
No offense at all. 
What do you advise I would should giving my current scores and being 8 years out of bankruptcy Granted I am already an AU on some of her prime lender accounts Thank you
What do you advise I would should giving my current scores and being 8 years out of bankruptcy Granted I am already an AU on some of her prime lender accounts Thank you
Honestly, with your scores and your BK 8 years old, you could probably get approved for most anything except Chase (they seem to be the hardest with a BK reporting). Even an Amex charge might be feasible.
I'd look for cards w/ $0 AF (save for AMEX) and maybe some rewards. Assuming you're going to pay it off every months, the interest rate shouldn't matter.
Hmm... I think if I were you I'd go for an Amex PR Gold (if you'll use it enough), a Discover More, and some visa/mc. If you're a member of a CU (especially NFCU) I'd probably get one of their visas/mcs.
You can even check the Amex/Disco/CapOne pre-approve sites, though I got my Disco 11mo after BK and didn't have a pre-approval.
Whatever you do, start slow, and 3-4 CC's should be a good chunk to garden with for a while.
-SM
Well I did get several preapproval offers for discover more But I would love to get my hands on Amex green charge card I just do not have the courage to apply Thanks for your input
Thanks for your input
Since you haven't applied for anything in several years, a single inq on your report isn't going to make you go down much... maybe 5pts. I think you've actually got a chance for the Amex Green... there are various random threads that allude the Amex formula ignoring BK after 7.5 years. It's antecdotal at best, but no guts, no glory.
If it were me, I'd go for the Amex, then grab the disco on one of your PA offers, then a nice MC or Visa.
Don't forget, if fail you can always try and recon Amex.
-SM