Am I liable for protecting funds?

[qweenb]

What is the name of your state? Arizona I caught my husband in an affair. I found a letter from the mistress referring to plans for them to start a new life together including buying a home she described. She closed the letter "the future Mrs. our last name." My husband left town after finding out I knew of the affair. He would not disclose where he was or what he was doing. He wouldn't say when he was coming home or if he was coming home. Without knowing what was going to happen next I moved the money from our joint account to a new account in a friends name. This all occurred before any divorce proceedings or legal representation were involved. Would I be responsible to give him back half of that money?

[seniorjudge]

Q: Would I be responsible to give him back half of that money?

A: I don't know. But I do know that you had better be able to stand before a judge and explain where every cent went and why.

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by qweenb

What is the name of your state? Arizona I caught my husband in an affair. I found a letter from the mistress referring to plans for them to start a new life together including buying a home she described. She closed the letter "the future Mrs. our last name." My husband left town after finding out I knew of the affair. He would not disclose where he was or what he was doing. He wouldn't say when he was coming home or if he was coming home. Without knowing what was going to happen next I moved the money from our joint account to a new account in a friends name. This all occurred before any divorce proceedings or legal representation were involved. Would I be responsible to give him back half of that money?

That was just foolish. That money now legally belongs to your friend and if your friend gets greedy you are in deep trouble. Moving it into an account in your name only would have been sufficient to protect it until a court made orders. It was wise to move it under the circumstances, but it was silly to put it into a third party's name.

I recommend that you act now to get the money out of your friend's name and into yours....like yesterday.

Whether or not you have to give him back half of that money depends on the end results of your overall property settlement.

It may be more important to cancel any joint credit cards.