Q: Me and my wife are separated , can she legally forge my signature to sell a boat in my name obtained during marriage?
She threw my clothes out And locked me out so I went out of town to let things cool down hoping it would work out . She called me and needed money for The mortgage payment And I did originally tell her (if need be) to pay the mortgage , sell the boat butI got her the money in time For the mortgage and a few days later She sold both the boat and waverunner and all my tools anyways and forged my signature on both titles that were in my name only. She also refuses to Show the amount everything sold for. I’ll be seeing a divorce attorney in a few days
A:
No one can "legally" forge someone else's signature on a document. It is a criminal act to forge someone's signature. You definitely need to see an attorney asap in case you want to try to undo the sales and get those items back.
Good luck.
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