Jhaye
Sometimes, some things can never be mend, especially,
in terms of married life. There are things that make the husband
and wife uncomfortable with each other and incompatible driving
each other nuts. Sometimes, the only way to go over the situation
is divorce. But divorce comes with a lot of implications both
to the family and matters outside it like joint bank accounts.
So what should you do if are in a situation like this? Here are
some useful advice to help you cope with the situation.
If you think that your divorce can still be settled
or it is amicable, this is the most probable and easiest way to
sort the mess out. If you are worried of having the money taken
out by the other party, then freezing it will be a good help temporarily.
But it is only a temporary solution for both of you would suffer
without any money. This will motivate both of you to arrive at
a certain solution for the situation.
If, on your perception, both of you, husband and
wife stands on the same level of financial capacity, then this
is the easiest solution, that is to split the account equally.
One of the parties will open a new account and transfer half of
the current accounts money to the new bank account. The left account
will have to be changed into a single account. This is only feasible
if both parties will agree on the situation. However, it will
be hard to arrive at a certain decision if no amicable settlement,
or agreement is attained, especially, if the other is earning
higher or has greater financial prowess.
Whatever the situation turns out to be, never
leave. If you just let things go on their own, chances are, your
ex partner may withdraw all the amount and leave you in a financial
trouble for the meantime. I said for the meantime because the
Court may order the other in the divorce settlements, this may
take months which means you'll be broke for the meantime. Whatever
happens, don't leave.
For holders of joint credit card accounts, it
is best to cancel the card and notify the bank through writing
that you wanted to be removed from the joint account and that
you are no longer responsible for the next debts that may be accumulated.
Off course, you will need to pay previous balances but make sure
that new spending by your partner will not be shouldered by your
account.
Controlling a joint safety deposit box is a hard
thing to do. On divorce, one of the partners may empty the box
and leave the other with nothing. As soon as the divorce becomes
a possibility, then you should make a move to frozen the box so
that neither you or the other could access the box. Sometimes,
banks don't comply with this and you must take some pictures of
what was the original contents of the box and have it signed by
a witness in case the other takes it. All things can be settled
by being civil with each other. If you can do this, then, there
is no way the both of you can arrive at a decision as to how to
equally divide the money.
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