Divorce can your lawyer tell your spouse for you?
I have been married 4 yrs and sperarated for what will soon be 2 of those 4 yrs.If you want my reason for wanting a divorce read my last post.I moved out our home only taking my clothing and my dog with me because i was in a hurry and angry.At the time when i left we had all new furniture,kitchen item and decorations ect.In the divorce can i ask to be compinsated with a check for these item since i helped pay for them?We still have a joint checking account and a savings account in both our names open is it leagal for me to take half of the money in the joint checking account and savings without his permission?Most importantly do i have to talk to my estranged spouse?Can i have my lawyer inform him about the divorce?
oops sorry that kitchen items and of our home.Also i would like to add i am not trying to rob him blind or anything just get what i feel entitled too because i worked for it.
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You can say nothing to your spouse and just serve him with a decree of divorce.
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I know this is hard and all, but please grow some balls (metaphorically at least) and tell him to his face. That will be a slap in the face..don’t make it worse than it already it is. Talk to him and say "You know what, we have been separated for 2 years, I think it is time to proceed with a divorce" Cowards never prosper
yOU CAN TAKE ALL THE MONEY IF YOU WANT IT IS A JOINT ACCT WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TOTAL ACCESS TO THE ACCT
You can do everything through your lawyer. The divorce papers should state who gets what. But you should inform your lawyer of the amounts in any accounts that you both have. If you take 1/2, you might not have a problem but talk to a lawyer .. better safe than sorry.
You are intitled to take half of the money if your name is on the account. Sure you can have your lawyer send papers to him, you never have to talk to him if you don’t wish to. In the divorce you are intitled to half the marital assets (house, furniture, cars…etc.).
You can have him served. And most states will divvy up the belongings that you had when you were together. It is not legal to take money out of a joint account after 2 years if you have added nothing to it. Exspecially if he has proof that you haven’t been together.
Yes. Yes to all your questions.
Yes you can take half of the money out with out his permission, Yes your lawyer can speak for you. http://law.justanswer.com
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I would advise you not to do anything until you talk to your lawyer. You have joint posses ions and you will have to negotiate with your soon to be ex about them. You can ask for check to be compensated for all the new stuff in your house. Doesn’t mean you will get it. You should talk to your estranged husband. You might end up getting screwed.
There will be paperwork for that, and you or your lawyer can get a process server to do that. they do it every day. and yes, you can go through your lawyer all you want, it just may cost you for every minute he spends doing it. A process server is a lot cheaper. AND anyone can be a process server. so it can be free. unfortunately drawing up the papers isn’t. There are do-it-yourself divorces, but personally I never trusted that. I’m too chicken s***.
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Regarding your Bank Accounts.If BOTH of you needs to sign,then don’t even try.If you use separate cards of course you have the right to half of what you contributed to.If you plan to take half then get a receipt showing the balance prior you taking your half and the balance immediately after you’ve taken your half.For all you know you might be entitled to more than just half.If you see a Lawyer it will cost you even if he/she sneezes on your behalf.I am sure your Lawyer would be more than happy to (have his Secretaries) do all the work on your behalf.It IS in their interest for you to get Divorce.Usually the Lawyers are the only ones who come out of a Divorce happy.Any Lawyers out there that HONESTLY know otherwise.??
check with a lawyer, yes you can drain both accounts and close them if you really want to, since your still married and have not filed paperwork yet. Also yup you can certainly just have him served with the paperwork, and I would check local laws. Just like some states have a common law marriage, where if two people live together long enough they are considered married by the government, there may be a clause about if people are seperated by choice for a long period of time that the marriage may be considered anulled….I don’t know might be worth checking out though. If you file the paperwork, yes you should be compensated for what is in your house!!
I don’t know if every state or even country is the same but in WV the county sheriffs department served my Ex his divorce papers. This lead him to get his own lawyer to represent him in court. I asked for half the marital property including money in checking and savings. The court decided what I received. I did not touch anything until the judge made it legal to do so.