How to Use joint account in a Sentence

joint account

noun
  • Blank, her lawyer, said the money from the gambling came in through her husband, into a joint account.
    — Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Maybe you’re called to review a joint account or set clearer boundaries around money or energy.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For example, creditors may attempt to freeze a joint account if one account holder is the debtor.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • The situation changes, though, if your spouse is a co-borrower, co-signer or joint account holder.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • But that does not necessarily mean becoming a joint account owner.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 26 June 2026
  • Even if your son-in-law lacks capacity, as a joint account holder your daughter should be able to withdraw all the money in the bank account to protect it.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • As a joint account, parents and teens both have the ability to trade and move money in and out, with parents able to set alerts for trading activity and transfers.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • While credit cards are rarely a joint borrowing tool, there are cases in which this happens, and the surviving joint account holder remains responsible for the debt.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • But the option to link a joint account, Milovidov said, provides parents with more oversight of their children’s chat settings, Robux spending limits and screen time restrictions.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • For example, a surviving joint account holder may remain responsible for paying the balance because they were already legally obligated on the account.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The three of them struck a deal, with Roschman and Ozer opening a joint account, each putting in $62,500 to get the project rolling, as outlined in federal court documents.
    — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And, while certain spouses, joint account holders or co-signers may still have legal responsibility, most relatives do not automatically inherit credit card debt.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • However, surviving spouses, co-signers and joint account holders can remain legally responsible for certain obligations, and state laws may create additional exceptions.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • In most cases, creditors must seek repayment through the deceased person's estate, and only the parties who already share legal responsibility for a debt, such as co-signers or certain joint account holders, may be personally liable.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • However, exceptions exist for joint account holders, certain community property states and other situations where a spouse has an independent legal responsibility for the debt.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Following public backlash Leah Marie Talabi made her Instagram account private, then temporarily deleted it, though the sisters’ joint account on TikTok still posts regularly.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Martinez devised a scheme to funnel her inheritance into his own account from April 2024 to December 2024, including creating a joint account in both their names without permission, Rundle said.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025

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