My ex-husband and I separated three years ago and completed the absolute divorce two years ago. I have an e-mail account that I have paid for for 16 years which has four e-mail accounts attached to it. The three sub accounts appear under my main account, and can not be deleted or separated, as I have tried. I pay with my credit card every month and the name and address on the account are my name and home address. My ex-husband apparently knows some recovery questions and keeps putting my sub account into his name. I call the e-mail provider regularly and give them my name and identify myself. Then, they update my password and put the account back in my control. My ex knows some personal info and changes it back to his preferred password and uses it. The e-mail provider says I can delete the account if it is in delete status for 30 days, but he always reactivates it before the deletion can complete. Who is the owner of the account? I pay for it every month with my credit card.
It sounds like the account is yours since it is in your name and with your address, and it sounds like these accounts have always been yours. If your separation agreement or equitable distribution court order does not address the owner of these accounts, then it appears they should be yours. Try changing the answers to the security questions.
Anna Ayscue
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