Q: I live in florida, currently married for five years. Can i still receive funds if we have a separate bank account?
My husband has just received a cash advance on behalf of a pending lawsuit. He didn't want me to have any of the money so he planned on taking his name off of our joint bank account and start him a new one. Instead I took myself off the account and started my own separate bank account. Am I entitled to receive some of that money, or can I withdraw funds from his account since we are still legally married if my name is no longer on the account? I have $20 in my account and he has thousands. Is there anything I can do? I live in florida.
A: You didn't indicate the nature of the lawsuit and whether you are entitled to any of the proceeds. Assuming that you are not, no: you are not entitled to receive any of the money. And no, you cannot withdraw funds from your husband's separately-owned account.
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