cashing my sons cheque

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briona wrote: »

They obviously gave the OP a cheque (albeit in her child's name) so that SHE could decide what to do with it.

Uh... that makes no sense. If they wanted HER to decide what to do with it, they'd make it payable to HER. By writing a cheque to the child, it's obviously got to be paid into an account MANDATED IN THE CHILDS NAME.

blaque*angel

shakes my head at some of the bitter posters on MSE!!

gilligansyle

Good grief, its no wonder people ask questions and then don't come back.
What made anyone think the OP was going to use it to pay debts with?

I frequently send cheques for birthdays etc. to my friends children. I don't expect the money to be put into a trust fund that no one can touch. Generally the money goes into a building society account in the child's name and I get a letter back saying what they have used it for. Admittedly they are six and seven, but the same principle applies.