Subpoena Bank Records

[ccshurt]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Beautiful Sunny Florida.
The Judge granted me the right to Subpoena all bank records. He has so many Banks and I just don't want to blow it. Five banks so far that I know of. Can I just Subpoena all the banks in a ten mile radius and will the bank records show where the CDs went to.(Probably not) My X had alot of monies in several CDs and he took ALOT out. I do not see it being depostited anywhere. How do I fill out the Subpoenas correctly?

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by ccshurt

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Beautiful Sunny Florida.
The Judge granted me the right to Subpoena all bank records. He has so many Banks and I just don't want to blow it. Five banks so far that I know of. Can I just Subpoena all the banks in a ten mile radius and will the bank records show where the CDs went to.(Probably not) My X had alot of monies in several CDs and he took ALOT out. I do not see it being depostited anywhere. How do I fill out the Subpoenas correctly?

Its quite possible that some or all of the money is no longer in his name. Do you have bank records showing how much was in the accounts prior to his moving the money? If so, the judge can make him account for it.

[mistoffolees]

Originally Posted by ccshurt

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Beautiful Sunny Florida.
The Judge granted me the right to Subpoena all bank records. He has so many Banks and I just don't want to blow it. Five banks so far that I know of. Can I just Subpoena all the banks in a ten mile radius and will the bank records show where the CDs went to.(Probably not) My X had alot of monies in several CDs and he took ALOT out. I do not see it being depostited anywhere. How do I fill out the Subpoenas correctly?

You can't just subpoena every bank in town. You have to have some justification.

You can subpoena information from banks where you know he has accounts. If some of the account information you have indicates a large transfer to another bank, you can probably issue a subpoena for information from THAT bank, as well. If you have evidence that he took out a lot of money, ask the court to order him to account for it. Beyond that, you probably need expert help (probably a forensic accountant).

[Gracie3787]

Originally Posted by ccshurt

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Beautiful Sunny Florida.
The Judge granted me the right to Subpoena all bank records. He has so many Banks and I just don't want to blow it. Five banks so far that I know of. Can I just Subpoena all the banks in a ten mile radius and will the bank records show where the CDs went to.(Probably not) My X had alot of monies in several CDs and he took ALOT out. I do not see it being depostited anywhere. How do I fill out the Subpoenas correctly?

Actually, you could serve all the banks with the subpoenas. If he doesn't, or didn't have an account in his name with that bank, all the bank would have to do is state that.

HOWEVER, are you aware that a subppoena must be served by process server?
Service through the Sheriff's Dept costs $25 for EACH subpoena. A private server costs more.

So, unless you have ALOT of money to waste, you really need to figure out exactly which banks to serve.