Legal Question in Family Law in Michigan

secreting of monies during the process of divorce

my husband of 16 yrs initiated a divorce action and was

advised by his counsel to refrain from dep. monies into

our joint account and open an acct in husband's name

only. I have requested copies of statements for that

account for two months and have been met with

resistance. my counsel claims it ''would cost money to

obtain a subpoena''. my husband produced a bank

statement showing an acct #, no name showing

ownership. There was a substantial amt of $ dep. as

well as numerous expenditures for the purpose of

''starting a new business''. Would I not be entitled to

any revenue generated from this new business? the

claim is that his father (leon cohan, former dep att gen

for state of MI), gave him the money. Once the money

was dep., my husband became owner. Am I legally

entitled to have access to any monies owned by my

husband? Are there grounds for a complaint to the

AGC against my attorney and the counsel for my

spouse, for deliberately withholding financial info?


Asked on 10/18/03, 4:38 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Stern William Stern, P.C.

Re: secreting of monies during the process of divorce

You have been writing numerous letters on this site naming your husband, accusing him of sexual issues, etc. If you were really interested in the answer, why not just ask the question without naming him. I don't know him but it seems one of your motives is to damage his name. As far as what you say about your lawyer, why don't you just switch lawyers if you don't think that your lawyer is doing a proper job? Why would you file a grievance instead of simply finding a new lawyer. All that info you want is available easy enough. Bill Stern

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Answered on 10/19/03, 12:21 am


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