Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

bank accounts

in spokane wa. in a marriage,there is one income based upon selfemployement.both worked it.one decides for the other only now one is going to work in the selfemployed business one day.along with that decision the one also decides for the other one that there will be only one to have access only in bank accounts and closes existing back accts. to only 're-open'them but only in one spouses name and the other is shut out and having to depend upon the one spouse to have money. the left out spouse not only now has no access financually but tries to gain regain access so she can use the only income that the marriage has had but to only get shut out by the other spouse again by that spouse informing the financual institution (banks/visa), that some of the charges or monies was falsly spent/used and that he was not aware of those chrgs etc... and claimed fraud in the financual ints.'s fraud depts. so the spouse that has been shut out of this marriage is back to sq.one again and again and again. left with no other alterturnitive she writes to these inst.'s and asks why am i unable to use / have access or request to have authorization/s and to be able to get name back onto acct.s.is any of this legal here???


Asked on 5/23/08, 1:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

Re: bank accounts

The relevant facts here appear to be that your spouse closed joint accounts, and then opened an account in their name only, and the banks won't allow you access to those accounts in your spouse's name alone. You want to know what you can do about it? I'd say your best remedy is to file for a dissolution of your marriage (divorce) or separation (you could probably support a claim of indigency and be allowed to file without fee). You should then file a motion for temporary orders and request temporary spousal maintenance and other remedies as appropriate.

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Answered on 5/26/08, 8:52 pm


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