What is the name of your state? Washington State
Hello,
I have a question about strange deposits to our joint checking account.
We have been separated for a year, and my husband filed for divorce 6 months ago. I am distraught by what is going on, and my parents asked that he postpone the divorce process due to my mental state. He seemingly agreed, and did not file for a date in the court's calender.
In the divorce papers, amongst the list of our normal bank accounts, was a new bank account he had opened. It is at "ING", and I believe there is no money in it. This was done immediately after he got counsel about how to file for divorce, so I know it was done at the advice of a lawyer. However, I do not know why he was advised to have a personal account that he was to reveal in the divorce documents. As I mentioned, this was six months ago.
We still have a joint account that has not been closed, has no funds in it, and which is not used. Last week I noticed two deposits to it, and inquired with the bank about what they were. One was a check to my husband made out for $1.10 from "ING", with the notation that it was upon the closing of the account. The other was a $14.32 check from Garden City Group, who does legal notice services, and so I assume it is the company that served me the divorce papers. The checks were dated 8/9/07 and 8/10/07.
Both of these checks seem very suspicious to me, and I am worried that it means he is preparing to restart divorce proceedings.
The reason I am concerned is it seems very strange, and I know that he wouldn't be doing this unless there was a specific reason. Here are the questions that concern me:
1) Why did he get an individual account just to list it in the divorce papers?
2) Why did he then close this individual account, and why did he put the small $1.10 funds in OUR joint account? He has not used our joint account since he filed for divorce, and the only reason I can imagine he is doing this is to document something related to divorce proceedings.
3) Why did he get a check back from the company who served the papers (though I am not positive it is them), and why would he again deposit it in OUR joint account?
4) Why are the checks dated a day apart - it seems that is too coincidental to not mean something was being done on purpose.
5) Why is he depositing them now, versus in August when he received them. Is it an indicator that he chose not to do it in August because I was too distraught (although I still am), but now he has decided that he is not going to wait any longer? Is it an indicator that he is indeed starting the proceedings back up, because he needs to have these deposits or documentations made in order to proceed?
6) What is being accomplished or documented by his depositing these checks in our joint account? There has to be a specific reason he is being told to do this, as he had chosen not to interact with our accounts prior to this.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and advice. Emotionally, I am much worse than I was at the time that he filed, so I need to be aware if he is going to again surprise me with divorce proceedings.
Very gratefully,
-- Karen
Hello,
I have a question about strange deposits to our joint checking account.
We have been separated for a year, and my husband filed for divorce 6 months ago. I am distraught by what is going on, and my parents asked that he postpone the divorce process due to my mental state. He seemingly agreed, and did not file for a date in the court's calender.
In the divorce papers, amongst the list of our normal bank accounts, was a new bank account he had opened. It is at "ING", and I believe there is no money in it. This was done immediately after he got counsel about how to file for divorce, so I know it was done at the advice of a lawyer. However, I do not know why he was advised to have a personal account that he was to reveal in the divorce documents. As I mentioned, this was six months ago.
We still have a joint account that has not been closed, has no funds in it, and which is not used. Last week I noticed two deposits to it, and inquired with the bank about what they were. One was a check to my husband made out for $1.10 from "ING", with the notation that it was upon the closing of the account. The other was a $14.32 check from Garden City Group, who does legal notice services, and so I assume it is the company that served me the divorce papers. The checks were dated 8/9/07 and 8/10/07.
Both of these checks seem very suspicious to me, and I am worried that it means he is preparing to restart divorce proceedings.
The reason I am concerned is it seems very strange, and I know that he wouldn't be doing this unless there was a specific reason. Here are the questions that concern me:
1) Why did he get an individual account just to list it in the divorce papers?
2) Why did he then close this individual account, and why did he put the small $1.10 funds in OUR joint account? He has not used our joint account since he filed for divorce, and the only reason I can imagine he is doing this is to document something related to divorce proceedings.
3) Why did he get a check back from the company who served the papers (though I am not positive it is them), and why would he again deposit it in OUR joint account?
4) Why are the checks dated a day apart - it seems that is too coincidental to not mean something was being done on purpose.
5) Why is he depositing them now, versus in August when he received them. Is it an indicator that he chose not to do it in August because I was too distraught (although I still am), but now he has decided that he is not going to wait any longer? Is it an indicator that he is indeed starting the proceedings back up, because he needs to have these deposits or documentations made in order to proceed?
6) What is being accomplished or documented by his depositing these checks in our joint account? There has to be a specific reason he is being told to do this, as he had chosen not to interact with our accounts prior to this.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and advice. Emotionally, I am much worse than I was at the time that he filed, so I need to be aware if he is going to again surprise me with divorce proceedings.
Very gratefully,
-- Karen