Dear Officer Michelle,

me and my wife have been serperated for 6 months and she recently charged $268 to one of my accoumts that she is not on. its soley in my name. is there any thing i can do as far as her doing this behind my back without my permission. and is there anything i can do against the business for charging on my account to someone not listed on it?

Sincerely,

mooreritter

Dear mooreritter,

My advice to you would be to speak to your civil attorney. California is a community property state and until you divorce, you will have a community property situation. If you and your wife decide to divorce, bring this $268 charge to the attention of your attorney. You may be able to settle this during the property settlement proceedings. Our investigators have been over cases like this at great length with the District Attorney’s office. The District Attorney usually doesn’t file on these types of cases. You can contact the businesses where your accounts are and see how to secure your accounts that are in your name only.
Good luck,

Officer Michelle