"For Deposit Only" on a joint account - still married

[FlyingRon]

The endorsement on the check is to made by the person it is drawn out to (i.e. your husband). It was inappropriate for you to make any sort of endorsement on it. It's tantamount to signing his name to a check on an account that is only in his name.

 

[LdiJ]

You are certainly going to have to account for the money in the divorce, at a minimum. As Misto said, if the money is considered to be separate property then you are probably going to have to pay it back, or at least pay back any portion that solely benefitted you.

However, I am suspicious that you are the previous poster where this issue was very thoroughly discussed, trying to get a different response.

 

[ecmst12]

You are causing a lot of problems for yourself by interfering with his education. How is he going to pay his tuition now? What made you think that stealing his money was a good idea? Student loans are normally not marital debt so it follows that student grants are not marital income and you dissipated it without his permission. When your divorce gets to court you have just shown yourself to be a conniving witch with no concerns about ethics OR law, you just want the money. You admit you did not need the money to pay the bills but were just wanting to be vindictive. What is wrong with you???

 

[mistoffolees]

You are causing a lot of problems for yourself by interfering with his education. How is he going to pay his tuition now? What made you think that stealing his money was a good idea? Student loans are normally not marital debt so it follows that student grants are not marital income and you dissipated it without his permission. When your divorce gets to court you have just shown yourself to be a conniving witch with no concerns about ethics OR law, you just want the money. You admit you did not need the money to pay the bills but were just wanting to be vindictive. What is wrong with you???

While I agree with much of what you wrote, I want to point out that we don't know that it was a student loan check. All we know is that it was "a check from his school". Could be a student loan. Could be reimbursement of tuition overpayment. Heck, could even be a paycheck.

If it was a paycheck, for example, then using it to pay marital debt and expenses is not unreasonable (although she still shouldn't have done it without permission). A lot really depends on what the check was and how it was written.

I'm glad you waited for me.

It's interesting that OP commits the act prior to asking questions and thinking about the consequences.

Pulling stunts like this is what turns an amicable divorce into War of the Roses.

I would strongly recommend that any divorcing couples see that movie. It's a great demonstration of what happens when sticking it to the other person becomes more important to people than a fair resolution.

 

[ecmst12]

She said the payment was for student grants. They don't have to be paid back like loans but are still for his education and likely to be separate property.

 

[mistoffolees]

She said the payment was for student grants. They don't have to be paid back like loans but are still for his education and likely to be separate property.

You're right - I was going by the original post - and she added that later.

Yes, grant money is likely to be separate property, particularly since they were already separated. So she will probably have to reimburse the money, less any amount that was used to pay HIS share of marital debt.

And that, of course, begs the question of whether she is going to face additional penalties.

 

[HomeGuru]

I'd be really surprised if the committee that awarded him the grant intended it so a STBX could swip it from the mail and pay bills with it.

**A: swip it, swip it good.

 

[nextwife]

**A: swip it, swip it good.

Dang it, HG! Now I'm stuck with Devo playing in my head!!!!!!

 

[Zigner]

However, I am suspicious that you are the previous poster where this issue was very thoroughly discussed, trying to get a different response.

That was my gut-feeling from the get-go.










Crack that swip!

 

[HomeGuru]

Dang it, HG! Now I'm stuck with Devo playing in my head!!!!!!

**A: I hear Devo is back.