No I.D for bankruptcy?

Treadstone009

Does seem a little strange that they dont ask for ID etc given that you swear on oath and go before the judge etc, whats to stop someone else doing it on your behalf who isn't a creditor.

betterlatethannever

I was surprised that they didn't ask for ID. I'd taken my driving licence etc along with me but wasn't asked for it.
In this day n age this really shocked me

wherediditallgo

I never even thought about that - someone else could have attended court instead of me! :eek: It would be very difficult for someone to pretend to be someone else in order to declare them BR without their knowledge, especially because of the amount of detail you have to give on the paperwork. However, I wonder what the OR & the court would do if they found out after the order had been granted that the person named didn't actually turn up at court, but sent a stand-in - after all, you're not swearing that you're the person actually there, only that the information you've given is correct to the best of your knowledge.

I wouldn't have had the nerve to do it myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone who's already wanted by another branch of the court system or the police hadn't already done it to make sure they weren't suddenly presented at the court with a warrant for their arrest or a summons for unpaid court fines, maintenance etc. If someone had got divorced but still had joint issues to deal with & the ex owed lots of child maintenance & was deliberately avoiding paying, I can well believe that the person with the child-rearing responsibilities would be very pleased to know where they'd be on a particular date & would make sure their solicitor knew about it. Imagine the shock therefore if they discovered the person applying to be BR had sent someone else instead! :eek:

Now I'm going into Miss Marple country, so I'd better just say I don't think it would be a very good idea at all to send someone in your place. The best thing is to turn up at court with some ID in case it's asked for.