does a spouse have legal rights to transfer email messages and cell phone messages without my permission. If email and cells are password protected

As a general rule, if your email and phone messages are password protected and you did not provide the password to your spouse, then you have an expectation of privacy that your spouse has invaded.  Because of this violation of privacy, your spouse should not be able to use any of the information they have gathered in this method against you in court in a divorce.  This answer is given in accordance with the laws of Virginia and may not be applicable in any other state.  It should not be construed as legal advice, as that would require a more thorough analysis of all of the facts involved in a specific case.  If you need further information or assistance, please feel free to contact my office for a consultation. Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.