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Originally Posted by amorak
I am wondering - Does the fact they are married carry any weight, legally?
IE, when I call my insurance company, cable, ROGERS, for my wife's cell - they just do what I tell them, even though we're just common law married and she has her maiden name still... So I assumed marriage gave you some right to do stuff on each others behalf, but maybe that's just an ASSumption?
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Unless you consent or sign a joint contract it's unlikely your private information can legally be released to anyone else, regardless of marital status. The fact that companies allow you to do things on an account is one thing, there's likely no harm that can't be quickly rectified, although I still don't know why a major corporation would expose themselves to potential liability. Sending bills to other people and giving out passwords takes it to the next level. I'm not all that versed in this area, but I don't see any way that Rogers isn't liable here, although the damages are another story.