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    Default Divorce with Check Fraud

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: Nebraska

    I recently filed for divorce and after going through bank records I realized my wife signed a check from my insurance company that was issued to repair damages to my roof and fence and other exterior damages from a weather event this past June. She paid 6500 to the roofing company and 1000 to the fencing company and 2490.80 remains unaccounted for. I was able to make this determination because I requested current billing information from the construction companies and then requested a copy of the deposited check be sent to me from my insurance company. My wife deposited this in her private account and signed my name on the check. She is a felon for doing this exact same thing but on a much larger scale and served no jail time because it was her father's company. Would this be worth pursuing in a criminal court instead of a divorce court?


    The check was made out to me and my mortgage company (wife isn't on the mortgage or insurance) I bought the house before we were married.

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Divorce with Check Fraud

    Whose bank records were you “going through” and if hers, how did you have legal access to them?

    How do you know she signed your name?

    why had you not followed up with your insurance company when you realized you never received the check you were supposed to receive?

    the answer to the last question can be extremely important as it suggests her actions were known and authorized. The fact the contractors were paid suggests the same.

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    Default Re: Divorce with Check Fraud

    My bank and insurance is the same company so I say bank records, but it's my insurance. I knew they had issued a check but we sent the check to my mortgage company to endorse and that was the last I saw of it.

    I know she signed my name because I asked my insurance company to obtain a copy of the deposited check so I could give it to my divorce lawyer. They sent me a copy about 7 business days later.

    The contractors came and did some work on my house. So I knew they had to have been paid something to get work started. I had to contact her to get her to tell me the company names of whom she hired.

    They put a new roof on the house but have not fixed the gutters or downspouts.
    The fencing company also did all of the work but are still owed 560 the roofing company is still owed 8600. I am afraid if I go to the police with it she will go to jail which wouldn't bother me except it would leave my stepson without his mother. Granted I have no custody rights being a soon to be ex step-parent but I still don't want him to go without his mother.

    So that has been my reservations about going to the authorities. My insurance company or police.

    I was hoping to resolve it in the divorce court but I feel that it won't get resolved that way.

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    Default Re: Divorce with Check Fraud

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    My bank and insurance is the same company so I say bank records, but it's my insurance. I knew they had issued a check but we sent the check to my mortgage company to endorse and that was the last I saw of it.
    WE? As in you and spouse?

    I know she signed my name because I asked my insurance company to obtain a copy of the deposited check so I could give it to my divorce lawyer. They sent me a copy about 7 business days later.
    so you were aware of the whereabouts of the check. It sounds like you have at last tacit approvals of her actions.



    The contractors came and did some work on my house. So I knew they had to have been paid something to get work started. I had to contact her to get her to tell me the company names of whom she hired.
    so again you presumed the check was received and cashed yet you did nothing to investigate further. Again it sounds like there was at least tacit approval.

    They put a new roof on the house but have not fixed the gutters or downspouts.
    The fencing company also did all of the work but are still owed 560 the roofing company is still owed 8600. I am afraid if I go to the police with it she will go to jail which wouldn't bother me except it would leave my stepson without his mother. Granted I have no custody rights being a soon to be ex step-parent but I still don't want him to go without his mother.
    so you think she might go to jail if she used the bulk of the money for its intended purpose? Have you bothered to ask why she hasn’t paid the contractors? Maybe there is an issue with the work and she is withholding payment until corrected

    So that has been my reservations about going to the authorities. My insurance company or police.
    I think you’re giving this issue a much more sinister spin than it deserves.

    I was hoping to resolve it in the divorce court but I feel that it won't get resolved that way.
    well that is the place to address it. It will get resolved if you seek to have it resolved.

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