Money paid into my bank in error?

littlekittywoo

Money paid into my bank in error?

When i split with my partner, my kids were 10 and 11 and he promised that when he eventually did find a job he would pay me some maintenance in a lump sum so i gave him an old empty account number that i didnt use. were on speaking terms until 2 years ago when he had a child with someone else and stopped seeing my kids. Anyway, i had a statement come through saying £430 had been credited to my account just over a year ago, and i thought id leave it in there to keep it safe as my kids will soon need secondary school uniform. I went to the bank today (13 months later) to with draw and was pleased to see that i now had £930....so i assumed he had paid more in this year. However, i looked at the statemanet and it said B.R.S and i dont know what this means!!! I have now spent this money on my kids uniform which was nearly £500 and i have bought them new bedroom furniture with the rest. im worried...what if it wasnt him that paid it in? Where would i stand legally as its an honest mistake!?

phantom9999

Hi

no idea what B.R.S. is, sorry. However if the money in your account was paid into it by accident the bank have the right to make you pay it back. I would suggest you contact them to ask for the source of the income so you can check whether or not your ex paid it in.