Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

Re: can a wife legally check her husbands email??

Many things differ in Kentucky - from say Antartica where lawlessness happens to abound. Thankfully there are not many people there to take advantage of the absence of laws - but you have to watch those penguins!

Anyway, to your question. If you mean is it legal to look at your husband's e-mail because he has given you the password or permission - then sure, knock yourself out. If you mean is it legal to hack into it some way, then I certainly would advise against it. If you have stumbled across his password by some happenstance then it is probably not so much a legal issue as it is one for the two of you to work out - perhaps in counseling.

Whether you technically break a privacy law or not, if you end up in court in a divorce situation and want to start admitting into evidence e-mails you have gotten by being sneaky or using spyware, the judge is likely to blow a gasket. You are not granted a right by law based on the virtue of marriage to invade private communications.