Is it legal for a husband to open a wife's mail without her permission?

I do not know of legalities concerning this matter. However, I do think it is a violation of trust and would never open a mate's email, even with written permission. That's what I think!

No its against the law to open anyones mail without permission. They can get in alot of trouble. Even if a kid 16years old at home still received mail and the parents open it they can get the parents in trouble. Wasn't sent in there names.

First Of All The Relationship Between A Husband and Wife Is Divine, Let Me Tell You .. It Does Depend Upon The Compatibility Level Shared Between them ..... Why Should A Wife Hide Anything From Her Husband Or ViceVersa .... Doesnt Make Sense atleast to me ... Do Lot More On mylot ....

we may say whether it's reasonable to do it we but dont say whether it is legal,i would open my hubby's mail to gratify my own curiosity,i think he would change his password if he dont want to me to open.

I think that e mail is private, no one can use it without your permission.

First of all let me get this clear.Anyone's email is a private matter of concern.an individual may have some personal information or some professional data in his email which is not to be disclosed to anyone.But yes sometimes,When the husband or his mate gets ill or its very urgent then his or her mate can acess the email to provide the info to the concerned.There no harm in such situations

In India there is no such restriction on opening your wife mail.I think if you have faith on your wife and she believes you then she will let you the mail password to check her mail daily.

Same thing in Canada and in the USA. It is a felony to open someone else's mail unless you have that person's permisison. i think that is a great law, as I don't want someone opening my mail. Even without that law, my husband and I believe that it is wrong for people to open other people's mail, even if they are married.

Well, here in my country there are no legalities that a husband cant access his wife's email or for that matter anything of her personal things. My husband access my mobile whenever a message pops ups and reads it, i really hate it when he does that and really make an issue of the matter, but still he does the same thing over and over again! A husband/wife should respect their better halfs privacy, and trust them enough......

I believe it is not legal to open another email with out permission.Definaterly not moral. Do people consider right to privacy when wanting to PEEK in their partners email?I hear all the time if there is nothing to hide then you should let your partner open it but I think that is just wrong to cave into this "peer pressure" or harrassment if I don't agree to let my b/f have free access to my email.I had a life outside prior to my relationship with my b/f and I know he also had a life prior to me.This is my feeling on "permission", and I am not a child that needs to be policed and watched every waking hour by my partner or by someone of his choosing.

There are laws to say that people can noot open other people post that they have,but to be honest i have never heard of anyone saying that anyone has been taken to court for opening another persons mail.I think that if you have your own email address it should only be that person to open their own emails and no one else should do it.Happy Mylotting.

yes...in america it is...and even in canada i think it is....but maybe not....i know people who have got in serious trouble with the federal goverment for doing jus that... and it wasnt even that thier spouses reported them or anything like that...but the post master at the post office reported them to the goverment....i personally think that its a little harsh giving the circumstances...but i understand why the gov takes that type of precautions...

no it's not moral reading other's mails, or viewing his/her documents without permission

hi icesmile! i believe that if we speak of legality, each individual has an innate right to privacy and confidentiality. that is well written in the constitution. and i believe that law is universal. even if you are legally bound in marriage to one another, you are still bound to that law. you have to respect each others privacy. reading your spouses post mail when addressed to him should initially be done by him. reading his emails should be primarily done by him. if violate that right and he sues you in court, you could be legally liable. however, there also what we call mutual agreement. if your husband/wife gives you permission to open his/her mails, then by all means you can do that. if she gave you his/her username and password to his email address, then that is an implied permission that you can read all the contents on his email.

it's unethical,but i don't think it's illegal. regular postal mail on the other hand,they'd be in trouble in my country.

in our country there's no law on it. but of course there's always a respect on each privacy. even if he/she your partner, still you dont have the right to to open it.i myself dont want my partner to open my emails. does doesnt mean that im hiding something on it, but i just need respect.

Just as he has no right to open her bra without her permission, so is with mail. Open with permission, both bra and mails hehe

Wife and husband also have their own privacy lifes.For myself, I won't be checking my husband's emails unless he asked me to do it for him. As for my husband, I also do not like him check up my emails without my permission. It does not mean that I hide somthing from him...but I just found that my own emails is my privacy.

I think it's a privacy thing and the husband shouldn't do things. unless she's given permission by her wife. and then again, that's another issue that these couples should handle.

for some extent one shld not open at all..if one has no trust will do it r it must be fun doin dat for them.its better 2 share everytin coz he is ur life partner!!