In a married couple can one partner open a new checking account and start paying their own bills?

The marraige is over 13 years and one partner wants to take back control of their money.The one partner has always done the bill paying.


The other partner is tired of not having any money. Is there any legal action that can stop the one partner from opening up a new checking account and have the money direct deposited into this account which is not a joint account?In a married couple can one partner open a new checking account and start paying their own bills?
Either partner in a married setting can open up their own bank accounts, without even informing the spouse. Many people do this to protect themselves incase the marriage comes to an end. Other couples do it and split the bills, so that each person is taking care of their half. My husband has an account in his name only simply because I couldn't make it when he was opening the account and we've never gotten around to adding me to the account. He just signs blank checks and I pay the bills.





Legally, any monies they recieve in their name, they can do whatever they want with without consulting the other person. The only time this changes is if they are the middle of divorce proceedings.In a married couple can one partner open a new checking account and start paying their own bills?
Of course! Being married doesn't prevent you from having your own account. Your partner has no legal way to control what you do, or forcing you to use a joint account if you don't want to.





It's a marriage, not slavery!
No, there's no legal issue being violated here.
No there is no legal action that can be taken. I'm not sure which party you are; the one with control or the one who wants control however trust me, this is a good thing. What my wife and I did a while back was have a certain amount from our checks deposted into our joint account each payday which was used for bills and so forth, and the remainder deposited into our individual accounts. That way the bill payer can still ';do their thing'; and the other party can spend ';their'; money as they please...
mat want to consult the devorce lawyer, and see what can be done.
WHAT?! OF COURSE YOU CAN! It's your MONEY! You do what you want with it. Just because your married, doesn't mean your your partners slave. You don't work for them. You work for your family, but you also work for yourself. Many married adults have their own accounts, that their partners can't touch. Of course if you go through a divorce or something, then they are entitled to half your earnings and vice versa, but while your still married, you can do whatever you want with YOUR money.
Well coach it sounds to me like you have a marriage problem not a money problem. When you got married the pastor said ';and now you are one'; that means you should have one checking acct. not two separate ones. The best thing I can tell you is to sit down w/your partner and do a budget together and agree on it, that may even include having a separate category in there for blow money for your partner in which you both need to agree on a dollar amount that isn't going to keep the both of you from being able to pay your bills. Other than that you may want to see a good marriage counselor because by the way you are talking about legally stopping your partner from opening up another acct. I don't think money is your main problem. Good luck.
No you can't legally stop them.