seanachais
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Massachusetts.
My soon-to-be-ex-husband stole some checks of mine, made them payable to himself and forged my signature. I knew of one check and contacted my bank. I waited several weeks for a response from them, but was told the paperwork was misplaced and by that time I had given up hope that the bank would help me. He is not a signator on the account and we have never comingled our funds.
While compiling a list of contributions to the household I discovered that he's actually taken several checks and forged my name on them (payable to himself). Total amount is about $1,500. I went to the police to charge forgery but they have told me that because these checks were written about a year ago, and my husband has told them I gave them to him for "emergencies," they are treating it as a domestic dispute, rather than uttering. I explained that I did not give them to him--in fact, have the original paperwork I filed at the bank stating that I did not authorize this activity. I also have an email from my husband where he began "You have some nerve accusing me of forging your signature," and ending with "Yes, I took the check because ..."
Are the police correct in their belief that because I was not vigilant about my checking account that I've waited too long to recover this money?
Thank you.
My soon-to-be-ex-husband stole some checks of mine, made them payable to himself and forged my signature. I knew of one check and contacted my bank. I waited several weeks for a response from them, but was told the paperwork was misplaced and by that time I had given up hope that the bank would help me. He is not a signator on the account and we have never comingled our funds.
While compiling a list of contributions to the household I discovered that he's actually taken several checks and forged my name on them (payable to himself). Total amount is about $1,500. I went to the police to charge forgery but they have told me that because these checks were written about a year ago, and my husband has told them I gave them to him for "emergencies," they are treating it as a domestic dispute, rather than uttering. I explained that I did not give them to him--in fact, have the original paperwork I filed at the bank stating that I did not authorize this activity. I also have an email from my husband where he began "You have some nerve accusing me of forging your signature," and ending with "Yes, I took the check because ..."
Are the police correct in their belief that because I was not vigilant about my checking account that I've waited too long to recover this money?
Thank you.
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