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04-23-2011 , 06:59 PM

#426

SenorKeeed

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Originally Posted by TomCollins

Is it possible to just have your dad go with you to the bank, close the account and have half the money taken out in cash, half in a check? Obviously you don't want to mail that much cash in the mail, so you aren't playing favorites.

Winner.

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04-23-2011 , 07:52 PM

#427

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Originally Posted by Zeth

Also, it remains strange that all the sound and fury signifying nothing has been coming from Betty and not from Richard, who is purported to be the injured party here. I remain curious as to how much Richard really cares about the damned chess set and how much is just Betty being a lunatic.

Amid reported earlier on in the thread that Richard has given up on receiving the chess set, and wants nothing more to do with the situation. Betty is the one who has been the one keeping the animosity going.

She's obviously the kind of person that has so little going on in her life that she needs these kinds of little melodramas going on to give her a reason to get out of the bed in the morning.

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04-23-2011 , 09:25 PM

#428

niss

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Originally Posted by EL Burro Loco

Please figure out a way to get in a phone conversation w/ betty. I really want hear her voice. In my head it sounds like Georges mom from Seinfeld.

Marge's sisters. No doubt.

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04-23-2011 , 09:29 PM

#429

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I very much doubt Betty can actually pursue any legal action at all without Richard driving the train. Now I'm kind of sad because I just realized that after Betty's certain Oscar performance of an email, this is all going to be over because there's nothing else she can really do besides threaten Amid once in a while.

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04-23-2011 , 10:00 PM

#430

LKJ

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Well it's not like we want our protagonist to actually get sued and have to defend himself. Her blowing up and dramabombing is really all we can reasonably hope for regardless.

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04-23-2011 , 10:42 PM

#431

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Originally Posted by Hopey

She's obviously the kind of person that has so little going on in her life that she needs these kinds of little melodramas going on to give her a reason to get out of the bed in the morning.

That's what this thread is for me.

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04-23-2011 , 11:39 PM

#432

Amid Cent

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Originally Posted by Quadstriker

Yeah I don't understand not mailing the 2nd check.

If I mailed the checks at the same time, Aunt would have received the check today. Aunt calls Betty, Betty goes ape s**t and has both checks cancelled. My father's deposit get reversed.

By waiting a few days, I ensure that my father's check has a chance to clear so that Betty cancelling the checks does nothing.

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04-23-2011 , 11:41 PM

#433

Shoe

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Originally Posted by Amid Cent

Just dumb.

I hope it works out for you though.

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04-23-2011 , 11:46 PM

#434

MrWookie

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Originally Posted by Amid Cent

Yeah, this could land you in trouble.

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04-23-2011 , 11:46 PM

#435

suzzer99

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Originally Posted by Amid Cent

Checks may take a few weeks to actually clear. Just because your bank gives your father the funds, doesn't mean that money can't be clawed back. You may want to check the time limits in your case.

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04-23-2011 , 11:50 PM

#436

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

Yeah, this could land you in trouble.

This, and I also mentioned a way that you could prevent the deposit from being reversed (assuming there's a branch of the trust's bank near where your dad is). Well, also assuming your dad gets the check on the same day your Aunt does or before, and doesn't sit on the check...

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04-23-2011 , 11:51 PM

#437

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

Checks may take a few weeks to actually clear. Just because your bank gives your father the funds, doesn't mean that money can't be clawed back. You may want to check the time limits in your case.

If it really is a few weeks (I know it can depend on the type of check...) you still might want to have your dad present the check at a branch and pay a small fee to receive cash.

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04-24-2011 , 01:50 AM

#438

eastern motors

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+1 to telling your Dad to cash the check at the issuing bank

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04-24-2011 , 02:53 AM

#439

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Originally Posted by Hopey

She's obviously the kind of person that has so little going on in her life that she needs these kinds of little melodramas going on to give her a reason to get out of the bed in the morning.

er... see anything just a little bit ironic about this statement?

Anyhoo, 'yes' to getting the check cashed at the issuing bank and a firm 'WTF?!' with regard to all of the 'fears' expressed concerning Amid closing out the account and making sure his dad gets his money before the aunt.

You guys act like Amid will be put up before the supreme court or something... Damn, it's only $4K!!! About the worst thing that could possibly happen – and it sure as hell 'aint gonna happen – is that he would have some 'splainin to do to Judge Judy.

Case closed.

Only thing to do now is to wait for the Betty show to begin.

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04-24-2011 , 02:57 AM

#440

LKJ

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Originally Posted by ninetynine99

You guys act like Amid will be put up before the supreme court or something... Damn, it's only $4K!!! About the worst thing that could possibly happen – and it sure as hell 'aint gonna happen – is that he would have some 'splainin to do to Judge Judy.

Never mind what I just said about not wanting Amid to get sued. I want this case on Judge Judy.

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04-24-2011 , 03:24 AM

#441

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How could betty get the checks cancelled anyway? If the rules on the account are that either party can write checks without the other signature, then the checks are legit, written legally by one of the account holders and the bank will just tell betty to gtfo and talk to amid. They seriously wouldn't get involved.

Last edited by JammyDodga; 04-24-2011 at 03:25 AM. Reason: of course, ianab, so i could be talking out my ass.

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04-24-2011 , 08:43 AM

#442

[Phill]

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Yeah, you are kinda opening the door to further legit drama. Good luck though, this story needed to end sometime as the trust has been around for like 2 years iirc.

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04-24-2011 , 09:04 AM

#443

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I don't understand anybody who thinks Amid's opening himself up to any sort of legal problems by not mailing checks on the same day. That's pretty seriously, wtf. What are the damages caused by delaying one person's check by like a week? You can't even use it as evidence of intent to mis-distribute the money since his Father's check is for only half the amount of money.

I agree that there's a small issue with Amid writing the check's himself, but that also seems pretty trivial - and well worth it given the circumstances.

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04-24-2011 , 09:47 AM

#444

Nicholasp27

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if amid's dad doesn't cash check at issuing bank, it could be weeks, maybe even 6 or so, before it fully clears and can't be reversed

that's how the scammers get people; they write a check that 'clears' and then reverse it during the following weeks

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04-24-2011 , 11:00 AM

#445

ClarkNasty

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Should've just gone to bank, issued two money orders and closed the account and mailed at same exact time.

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04-24-2011 , 11:15 AM

#446

MikeyPatriot

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Originally Posted by ClarkNasty

Should've just gone to bank, issued two money orders and closed the account and mailed at same exact time.

He'll need to get an Official/Bank Check (depending on the terminology at the bank, it's the same thing). Money orders aren't issued past $1,000. Also, Dad won't be able to cash an Official Check or Money Order at the issuing bank. Official Checks/Money Orders are different from regular checks written straight from accounts.

That said, depending on how the trust was set up, closing the account and issuing two Official Checks is probably the best option here. I'm not sure if Betty would be able to cancel them without the receipts, either.

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04-24-2011 , 11:24 AM

#447

D104

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ya, cashier's check was the way to go

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04-24-2011 , 11:42 AM

#448

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Originally Posted by jjshabado

agree. really i doubt he would get in trouble if he didn't mail the aunt a check at all.

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04-24-2011 , 12:04 PM

#449

killa

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Better thing to do was hand dad the check and mail aunt's maybe a day later.
Amid, f the haters worse that's going to happen is they reverse the checks and pull you off the trust? And then betty has to split the money anyway? Whatever..
Ppl here I imagine just want you to be 100 percent in the right. I get that. But I can't imagine anything all that horrible coming out by being slightly wrong.