What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Arizona
Hello,
Premarriage stock account in indiv stocks in my name only & stayed that way for duration of 20 plus yrs of marriage.I might have deposited cash from sale our home and withdrew money to buy our second home . I have traded stocks many times in the yrs. My wife filed for div- and her attorney wants me to add her name to the account, I said I do not see a reason to follow the attorneys wishes . Now the attorney sent a letter to my broker to freeze my acct and is proceeding to get a court order to have my account frozen along with another joint account trading account. I'm retired & I use the diviends to live and pay some our expences , She still works fulltime.This will be a hardship for me -
My wife says the accts will be frozen for a short period of time -
I have not move or hidden any assets at anytime - totally honest .
Questions the have.
1. My original stocks premariage should be excluded from our divison of assets?
2. Why are they insisting I add her name to this one sole account?
thanks for any and all help,
BlindsidedWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Arizona
Hello,
Premarriage stock account in indiv stocks in my name only & stayed that way for duration of 20 plus yrs of marriage.I might have deposited cash from sale our home and withdrew money to buy our second home . I have traded stocks many times in the yrs. My wife filed for div- and her attorney wants me to add her name to the account, I said I do not see a reason to follow the attorneys wishes . Now the attorney sent a letter to my broker to freeze my acct and is proceeding to get a court order to have my account frozen along with another joint account trading account. I'm retired & I use the diviends to live and pay some our expences , She still works fulltime.This will be a hardship for me -
My wife says the accts will be frozen for a short period of time -
I have not move or hidden any assets at anytime - totally honest .
Questions the have.
1. My original stocks premariage should be excluded from our divison of assets?
2. Why are they insisting I add her name to this one sole account?
thanks for any and all help,
BlindsidedWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?