can i press charges on my wife?
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can i press charges on my wife?
my wife has a history of theft she has stolen from me a lot due to a drug habit because of that i just had my name added to my mothers account at a credit union we are the only ones authorized to use the account. she stole my ATM card and figured out the PIN number i did not give it to her she than wiped out in a matter of 4 days all the money in said account. i thought maybe i had just misplaced my card and didn’t know what had happened till about a week after the fact she adamantly denied she did it a month later she admitted it was her i know were married so she thinks she can get away with it because of that. but due to the fact it was my mother and i who were on the account and she wasn’t authorized to access the money i was thinking my mother could have her charged with fraud and theft since shes not married to her and didn’t have permission to access the money
Asked on April 8, 2018 under Criminal Law, Arkansas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, since your wife was not on this account, charges can be pressed against her even though you, her husband, was on the account: being married gives you access to marital assets, but does not let you steal from other people (non-spouses), even if your spouse co- or jointly owns an asset with that person.
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