Opening an account but no id for a child

wannaberich41

Hi,
A friend of mine asked me this week if I knew if she could open a bank account for her first grandchild of hers but the mother of child isn’t helping, so they’re unable to get a copy of the birth certificate to open one.  They want to open an account too put money into so when they turn 18/21 they’ll have a nice sum in the bank for their future. 

Any ideas I can pass onto them would be greatly appreciated. 

Shakin_Steve

https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate

General_Grant

wannaberich41 said:

Hi,
A friend of mine asked me this week if I knew if she could open a bank account for her first grandchild of hers but the mother of child isn’t helping, so they’re unable to get a copy of the birth certificate to open one.  They want to open an account too put money into so when they turn 18/21 they’ll have a nice sum in the bank for their future. 

Any ideas I can pass onto them would be greatly appreciated. 

l doubt that they could delay access to the funds until age 21.

The grandchild needs to be aware of the account - eventually.  Tax may need to be paid on the interest.

What has happened to the father of the child?  What does "isn't helping" mean?  Is that a passive or determined situation.