where to find my sons bank account

rainbow93

I gave some money for my mother to keep for my son so I wouldnt spend it. We are no longer friends and she is refusing to tell me where the money is or give it to me.

How can I find out where the accounts are please?

dzug1

The short answer is that you can't

A slightly longer answer is that you could take your mother to court - which could be expensive, and is not guaranteed of success anyway.

rainbow93

I think if I sent a solicitors letter to her -it might make her see sense and that I mean business. She is a bit childish and if I do that I might get some results.

I rang a solicitor and they wouldnt just write a letter. They want 500 upfront first.

EarthBoy

rainbow93 wrote: »

I gave some money for my mother to keep for my son so I wouldnt spend it.

Did she definitely open an account with the money? If not, then you'll probably have to right it off unless you can prove you gave it to her for your son. Even then, you'll have to take action through the courts which might cost more than the sum involved, and you've no guarantee of winning the case.

If she did open an account for your son, you'd first need to know which bank or building society it was. Even if you find out, you might not get the money. Depending on what name the account was opened in, and the terms and conditions of the account, the money could belong to either your son or your mother.

fozmcfc

Sounds like a case that could well interest The Jeremy Kyle Show.

alanq

Is it possible, as you gave her the money to benefit your son as you were at risk of spending it, that she is just doing what you requested and holding the money out of your reach for your son's future benefit?

InsideInsurance

Evidently you have no idea what happened to it so your only option is court. Given it is only £500 there is no need for solicitors as it fits in the small claims court level

There are several buts though......
What proof do you have of the arrangement?
What does the said proof mention about it being "for your son"?

The later is evidently important because if it is now your sons money held by his grandmother then you have no claim over it anyway as it is his property and so it is he that would need to issue. I am guessing he is still a minor? In which case you could act on his behalf as his parent but it gets more complex.

McKneff

I dont think the OP has mentioned how much she gave her to keep for her son.

The £500 was what the solicitor wanted up front.

OP, your mum may well be doing exactly what you wanted her to do.
Keeping it for your son.

Why didnt you just open a savings account in your sons name.
And leave it in there, just a bit of self control was all that was needed.

Do you have an proof that you gave her this money.

InsideInsurance

My bad, the other two points remain valid but add to it the question of how much it is to see which court track it fits into

DCFC79

OP why not just talk to your mum to resolve it.

meg72

I think your only hope of getting this back is to make up with your Mum, sometimes things just get really silly and get out of hand. My Mum and I fell out quite badly sometime ago and whilst I felt 100% in the right I was also aware that at her age it just wasnt worth it, I phoned her to say I Love you and miss you so can we both stop being silly about this. She cried and I did too. Life is just too short to fall out with loved ones.