accused of embezellment by my seperated wife who is also business partner.

accused of embezellment by my seperated wife who is also business partner.

we own a window washing business. all money goes into joint checking account to pay bills and for my seperated one year wife to buy groceries, gas, and essential/nonessential items for herself and her two children/my stepchildren. i take nothing out of that account. she says that when i go do a window job by myself and spend that money on food, essential/nonessential, gas,etc. she says that is embezellment. this is my company before her. she has only been a dba with me in this one year. i have been sole dba for six years before that. we have been married five years.

Asked on April 23, 2009 under Family Law, Texas

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