Re: ex opening mail

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It violates federal law. Make a complaint with your post office,
keep copy, deliver to D. A., contact US attorney in your area.
Helpful to have all documentation about when change of
address,etc..should be available from P. O.

Luck!

On 9/01/04, Elizabeth wrote:
> Ummm, Yes, the first thing when I moved out was to do a change
> of address, and open a PO Box, however, I live in a small town,
> and it seems the postman has a bad habit of still delivering
> some of my mail from time to time to the address where I lived
> with my ex spouse for some 8 years after he retired from the
> military. I would be pretty stupid not to do a change of
> address and then complain that my mail was opened by him. Would
> I not? However, I do appreciate your response. What I was
> hoping for actually was perhaps someone might know what the law
> states, and where I might find it to read for myself, and yes,
> I have notified my attorney of this action. I simply wanted to
> read the law for myself. Thank you very much for your
> response :) By the way. I have never used one of these boards
> before and did send a blank response a bit ago, please excuse
> my ignorance. There is no need for additional correspondence, I
> believe I can find what I am seeking. Thank you :)
>
> On 8/31/04, sharwinston wrote:
>> Yes, it is against the law to open someone else's mail.
>>
>> Why is your mail going to his address anyway?
>> Did you NOT notify the sender after the first letter was sent
>> & opened? If not, why not?
>>
>> If it is going to his address, then, oh, yeah, the ooooppps
>> defense WILL probably fly.
>>
>> On 8/31/04, Elizabeth wrote:
>>> Did anyone determine if there is a law against an ex spouse
>>> opening mail sent to his/her address specifically addressed
>>> to "you", but being opened, oh yes, by mistake? Right. not
>>> twice in a row from the same place.