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My partner's 17 year old child has a bank account that was opened in her name by her father, a self-employed tradesman. The child and father share the same initial and last name.
Today we received a letter from a man claiming to have been defrauded by the father and threatening to take the child to court for aiding her father. The letter claims that the child is complicit because the money was paid into the child's bank account. The letter also states that pursuing the child is the only viable option because the father is of no fixed abode and has successfully dodged CCJs. We obtained bank statements and can see that monies were paid into the child's account by what appears to be various clients, although none matching the name of the man who sent the letter. All monies paid in by clients have been spent or withdrawn by the father, including purchases from building merchants. The remaining balance is a small inheritance left to the child. We have no reason to distrust that the man was defrauded. The child has made the father aware, but the father does not intend to resolve the issue.
Assuming the accusations are fair, could the man (or anyone who's name appears on the bank statements) pursue the child given that she is a minor?
What course of action should we take, if anything?
Can the child close the bank account without her father's aid, and if so, should we do this to prevent any further issues?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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Today we received a letter from a man claiming to have been defrauded by the father and threatening to take the child to court for aiding her father. The letter claims that the child is complicit because the money was paid into the child's bank account. The letter also states that pursuing the child is the only viable option because the father is of no fixed abode and has successfully dodged CCJs. We obtained bank statements and can see that monies were paid into the child's account by what appears to be various clients, although none matching the name of the man who sent the letter. All monies paid in by clients have been spent or withdrawn by the father, including purchases from building merchants. The remaining balance is a small inheritance left to the child. We have no reason to distrust that the man was defrauded. The child has made the father aware, but the father does not intend to resolve the issue.
Assuming the accusations are fair, could the man (or anyone who's name appears on the bank statements) pursue the child given that she is a minor?
What course of action should we take, if anything?
Can the child close the bank account without her father's aid, and if so, should we do this to prevent any further issues?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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