If the check is payable to both of you, and the names are connected with the word "and" or an "&" symbol, your wife should not be able to deposit the check to her individual account without your endorsement.
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If the check is payable to both of you, and the names are connected with the word "and" or an "&" symbol, your wife should not be able to deposit the check to her individual account without your 