CALIFORNIA. On friday evening while out of town, I received an email from one of our banks that the funds were withdrawn. She drained every account and cancelled all credit cards. I can't even afford an attorney right away because of it and then it was Friday night and the weekend where no one was doing business and I am not back home until Wednesday morning. Since they were joint bank accounts, what is my IMMEDIATE legal recourse other than filing for divorce and starting that process. Can I get a forced stop or hold on her private account - or somehow make her give at least HALF of it back in a timely manner? I mean, do I have to wait a YEAR and go through the nightmare court system to get any of that money back? I definitely want a divorce and we were both unhappy, I just thought I had more time until she wigged out. We also have a bunch of real estate properties together which I know will take longer - but what about all of the 100s of thousands of dollars in those accounts?!!! Help!