Q: If my husband and I both share a joint account is the money both of ours legally ?
He is spending hundreds a week on daycare for a child that been proven not to be his. We share an account and Irs not justifiable that he’s spending the money when it’s
Mine as well. Ps:we share 3 BIOLOGICAL kids
A: As long as you remain married you are legally considered a financial "unit" sharing income and expenses. Your separate financial lives begin when you file for divorce. Until then you are each responsible for the other's financial choices, within reason.
Bruce Alexander Minnick agrees with this answer
A: The immediate answer to your problem is to open up a new bank account in your name only, and stop depositing money into the joint account that your husband controls.
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