Can a wife forged her husband's signature?

Yes, your wife’s actions are illegal. Both the stealing of the check and the forgery of your name are criminal offenses. You should make a police report immediately.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in consideration, can you legally forge your spouse’s signature?Yes you can be charged with forgery. The only name you are legally allowed to sign is your own unless you have some kind of written permission to do otherwise. Even with a power of attorney, you still sign your own name on behalf of some other person. Don’t break the law.Subsequently, question is, can I sue someone for forging my signature? One generally accepted exception is fraud. Even if the contract appears to be valid, fraud is a defense to enforcement of the contract. If a party wishes to sue the party whose signature was forged. Forgery is considered fraud in the execution. Correspondingly, can your spouse legally sign your name? Signing for Your Spouse Even if you’re legally married and have a joint bank account, it’s illegal to endorse your spouse’s name on the back of a check, says Charles R. Gallagher III, an attorney at Gallagher & Associates in St. Petersburg, Fla. Technically, signing someone else’s name is fraud.How do you prove a signature is forged?Judges are law experts. They evaluate evidence. Sworn testimony (subject to cross-examination) by a qualified handwriting expert stating so would be evidence of a forged signature. The handwriting expert would conduct all the necessary analysis, then provide a conclusion and their testimony in exchange for a fee.