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Do I have to give my husband full access to my personal checking account?
Asked on Sep 13th, 2013 on Estate Planning - Colorado
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After 35 years of marriage, I established a personal checking/savings account 3 years ago and now my husband is demanding access to it. My own paycheck is directly deposited into my personal checking account. I am the main breadwinner for the family so I transfer $1500 from my personal account to a shared account each month. Do I have to give him full access to my personal account? We file taxes as married and he is the beneficiary on the account.
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It's up to you. It's your property. If you die, he will get he account.
Answered on Oct 31st, 2013 at 4:00 AM
No you do not have to give him access.
Answered on Sep 17th, 2013 at 2:46 AM
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Actually a family law question, not estate planning. However, I will note that in Oregon women are allowed to own property separately, this is not a community property state. What I wonder, after six years of being single, is why do deadbeat jerks always seem to be in a relationship, and the rest of us can't get a return phone call?
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 4:55 PM
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No, you have no obligation to give your husband access to this account. He has no inherent rights to it. The fact that he is the beneficiary should be sufficient for him. (You did not need to make him the beneficiary of the account, either).
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 3:31 PM
There is no legal requirement that I am aware of that requires one spouse to share financial details with the other.
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 3:31 PM
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There is nothing in the law that says you cannot have a separate bank account that your spouse does not have access to.
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 3:30 PM
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If you live in Nevada it is community property and belongs to both of you. It really is not your "personal" account. Regardless of who the breadwinner is, in Nevada, absent a pre or post nuptial agreement income is equally shared.
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 3:25 PM
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When married, the money you make is communal and belongs to the household. If the parties agree to a monthly stipend, that can go into a personal account.
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 2:51 PM
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No you do not have to give him access.
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 2:34 PM
You need to go visit with a marriage counselor first. Second, if you divorce, he will have access to all information about your accounts.
Answered on Sep 13th, 2013 at 2:33 PM