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Bank Gives All Account Info to Ex: What to do?
My ex-husband refuses to remove his name from my bank account, although it was awarded to me in the divorce. I have an aged parent who is also on this account, who occasionally gets a direct deposit to it, so it would be a hardship to close it. My banker advised me to open a second account with only my name on it, and use the initial account for the payments my ex makes to me and anything for my mom. I did this, and moved all my accounts to draw from the new account. Today I was made aware that the new account information was given to my ex-husband, who is not on the account! Is this legal? I am very upset, as it is a way my ex tries to intimidate me. I don't have a lot of money, and it is also a hardship to open another account at another bank, as the closest large bank is over twenty-five miles away. Please advise.
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 Based strictly on the information you have provided, the bank gave out information on your account without legal authority. Write a letter, lodging a strongly worded but business-like complaint with management of the bank, along with a request that the second account (the one you recently opened) be closed and reopened with yet another account number at no cost to you, and that the bank's personnel be reminded that your personal account information is none of your ex-husband's business. If it were not for the difficulty in opening an account at another bank, that would be the thing to do. If your current bank violates your privacy rights again, the effort to move the account would be worth thinking about again. As for the account that your husband still holds jointly with you, you can't force him to remove his name, but you have the right to close that account out without his consent and move the funds to an account over which he has no control.
Published on BankingQuestions.com 10/13/10
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