Disney8704
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Alaska
My husband is seeking divorce. He is currently the only one bringing in income. He is active duty air force, we are in Alaska. We have a joint checking and savings account. However I am the primary account holder. Also, he moved out a week ago and is living with a co-worker here on base housing. And yesterday he left to go visit a family member for the month out of state. I was wondering what amount of money am I legally entitled to? I keep hearing 2 different sides. I hear from my family and friends and read online 50% however, he is telling me that in the military he is only legally entitled to give me the difference between married and single BAH. However, in the military when it comes to divorces, they dont deal with divorces, the state does. He hasnt filed for divorce yet, however he almost wiped the checking account clean yesterday by transfering large sums of money 3 times to his own seperate checking account and only left me with $150 which is way less then the BAH amount AND 50% of what WAS in the checking account. I went ahead and opened my own checking account and transfered the remaining $150 to that checking account from the joint account before he wiped it completely clean. However, I feel I should legally be entitled to 1/2 of what was in there before he transfered the money. When he gets paid next time, am I legally allowed to withdraw 1/2 of what is in the joint checking? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
My husband is seeking divorce. He is currently the only one bringing in income. He is active duty air force, we are in Alaska. We have a joint checking and savings account. However I am the primary account holder. Also, he moved out a week ago and is living with a co-worker here on base housing. And yesterday he left to go visit a family member for the month out of state. I was wondering what amount of money am I legally entitled to? I keep hearing 2 different sides. I hear from my family and friends and read online 50% however, he is telling me that in the military he is only legally entitled to give me the difference between married and single BAH. However, in the military when it comes to divorces, they dont deal with divorces, the state does. He hasnt filed for divorce yet, however he almost wiped the checking account clean yesterday by transfering large sums of money 3 times to his own seperate checking account and only left me with $150 which is way less then the BAH amount AND 50% of what WAS in the checking account. I went ahead and opened my own checking account and transfered the remaining $150 to that checking account from the joint account before he wiped it completely clean. However, I feel I should legally be entitled to 1/2 of what was in there before he transfered the money. When he gets paid next time, am I legally allowed to withdraw 1/2 of what is in the joint checking? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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