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advice, petitioner took control of the family finances in 1999.
Petitioner wrote checks to pay the bills, reviewed monthly bank
statements, and maintained a file drawer in the Birdshill
residence where she kept the family’s financial records. In
addition, petitioner removed Mr. Ohrman’s name from their joint
checking account at U.S. Bank (U.S. Bank checking account) as
well as from their joint money market savings account at U.S.
Bank. Petitioner also obtained quarterly credit reports under
her name to check for inquiries and new credit during 1999.
Petitioner, however, did not remove Mr. Ohrman’s name from either
the $60,000 home equity line of credit held by petitioner and
Mr. Ohrman with Wells Fargo Bank (Wells Fargo home equity line of
credit) or the joint checking account petitioner and Mr. Ohrman
maintained at Key Bank in Seattle.
After she took control of the family finances, petitioner
had Mr. Ohrman’s wages from Spicers Paper deposited directly into
her U.S. Bank checking account during 1999. Petitioner was the
only authorized signer on the U.S. Bank checking account, and
Mr. Ohrman had no access to this account. Mr. Ohrman’s wages
provided the only income source from which petitioner paid her
family’s ongoing living expenses, including Mr. Ohrman’s pre-1998
gambling debts. Despite petitioner’s efforts, Mr. Ohrman’s
gambling addiction persisted through 1999.
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