Bank & Joint Account Lockdown — Practical Checklist
Joint accounts can be drained by either party in minutes. The rule from family lawyers everywhere: take half (or what you immediately need to live), document it, and tell the other side via lawyers. Do not empty an account in secret — courts treat this as "wastage" and add it back to your share.
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