What was the point?
By KissThis
@KissThis (3003)
United States
March 27, 2008 9:36pm CST
On March 14th my brothers ex-wife handed him a check for a hundred and seventy five dollars. Seventy five dollars was the money she owed my brother and the other hundred was my nephews money from Christmas. My brother had her make the check out to me because he doesn't have a checking account. I gave my brother the cash the morning of the 15th. She called my brother the night of the 15th to ask if I had cashed that check yet. My brother told her of course I had because My nephew needed his money for his trip. She informed my brother that she just got notice from her bank that she didn't have enough money in her account to cover the check. My bank sent me a letter two days ago letting me know that the check didn't clear. I have made several phone calls to my ex-sister in law to see how she would like to handle this. She hasn't returned a call yet.
How do you think I should handle this situation?
2 responses
@keeperofthetruth1 (77)
• United States
28 Mar 08
I would go to the local authorities and check into pressing charges against her. They will give her 30 days I think to make it right. At the end of that time, they can press fraud charges against her. After all righting bad checks is against the law. You can claim the amount of money it cost you for the bad check as well as the amount it was for. You can even add a service charge for your inconvenience in the matter.
Something to consider. Depending on your brothers status. I would sue for custody of the child if he doesn't have it already. If she was a responsible person, she would make sure her kids got what they needed. Not a bogus check.
Hope this helps you.
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
29 Mar 08
Unfortunately she was able to win custody of my nephew. In the state of Illinois the courts are more likely to give custody to the mothers instead of the fathers. I don't believe that she puts her child's needs before her own. The whole reason she owed my brother money was because she refused to buy my nephew a new pair of glasses that he needed. When my brother asked his son where his glasses were my nephew told him that his glasses were broke and his mom said that she wouldn't be able to replace them until November. Needless to say my brother was upset and called her right after he went and got my nephew a new pair of glasses. She gets over six hundred dollars a month to take care of my nephews needs as well health insurance. She is planning a big wedding for herself for next month.
Thanks for the advice. I will be checking into whether or not I can press charges.
@keeperofthetruth1 (77)
• United States
29 Mar 08
I think that would probably be your best course of action. If you can, try calling her three more times, using your cell phone, so you have proof that you called. If you actually get to talk to her, tape the convo and let her know your doing it. That way it can be used in court against her.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
16 Oct 08
Other than taking her to small claims court, there is little you can do. If she were a decent person, She would pay you back the 175.00 as well as all the fees you were charged. The only other option would be to convince your brother to pay you back and then let him deal with her. Hopefully, you both have learned not to take any more checks from her. Good luck with this!
