Can I make my ex pay me back for IRS check he cashed in 2001?
My husband left me in August 2001/ In January 2002 he suggested tha he file our taxes since he knew I had no money. I agreed especially since it was going to be "seperate" filing. In ay case, a few monts later I got acheck for HIM at MY address! I called and he ran right over to get i! Then he said" Hmm thats weird tha they sent it here." I suggested that I call the accountant about i and he said it was probably the mistake of IRS A week or so later the stae check came fpr him as well. THEN he called to say " Hey YOUR checks came to MY post office box! I will cash them and give you the money when I se you!" I agreed. About a week later he stopped by my ome to give me an envelope of money along with some bills. Turns out he cashed my checks ( in his account of course) then sued the money to pay in full al utility bills and cable bills that had both our names on or just his for my home. After paying the bills he got them placed solely in my name staing hta he could no longer afford to support TWO households. He left and I opened the envelope to find less than 0 !! That , with the bills meant that both my stae and federal only came to about 0! OK>…what did I know ( still was pissed about him deciding how to spend my money)
That september my oldest was enrolling in college I needed copies of my tax return to file for federal aid, etc Afte asking for a few monts my husband dropped off a file and left quickly! I opened it to find that the state return was about 00 and the federal return was almost 00 !! I sat and cried! I called him to say I would press charges nd he begged me to let him repay me. He apologized and said he would make restitution.
It is now almost 7 years and each time I think about pressing charges i feel guilty that he might go to prison, lose his teaching job, etc.
But for the past several years I have been destitute. I haven’t even worked fulltime since 2005!
Can I force him to repay?
I never signed the checks; and he used HIS address and cashe dthem thru an account that was solely in is name.
Now he tells me that since we wer still legaly married at the time he was entiled to cashing and does not have to repay
Any help? Thought? Ideas on placs to go with this??
Thanks!!
Dana
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Even though you were still legally married, the checks were solely in your name. He was not entitled to cash your checks. Since you only found out about this a few months ago, I would suggest talking to a lawyer. The bank could also be liable for cashing the check without your signature.
No, he was NOT legally entitled to cash them, even though you were still married. But at this point it’s likely too late to do anything about it.