My husband and I aren't divorced yet, but we're well on our way. We have a number of joint accounts, including a joint checking account. The money in the account is mine, but I'm afraid he's going to use it.
Yesterday, I went to the bank to take him off the account. They said they needed my husband's permission. Maybe I'm volatile these days, but I got upset and stormed out. Now I'm thinking maybe they were right. Any advice?
Your bank was probably right. The only way you can take a joint account holder's name off the account without permission is if your original contract with the bank specifically allows this—but most contracts don't and yours probably doesn't.
The underlying reason is obvious: You wouldn't have wanted your husband to march into the bank a day before you and take your name off the account.
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