My father has stolen at least $30,000 from me. Help! What should I do?!?

Question

my college loans are in my name and therefore it is legally my responsibility to pay it back with interest. He set it up so I got practically double the money that I needed, and he took the surplus.

The school sends the surplus in a refund check written out to me. He puts this into my minor savings account and then transfers almost all the money to his own account.

and even though its a check written to me, technically he didn't break the law because he set up a minor account for me when I was under 18 and never changed the settings, so he still has full control of all my money including paychecks, etc.

he also took my tax returns, and

stole, forged and cased one of my paychecks that i thought was stolen in the mail!!

he took at LEAST 30,000 from me but I suspect its more like 45,000 because that how much is unaccounted for.

plus I have to pay interest on this stolen money as well!

hes in debt almost half a million dollars so i know his motive, but its still horrible to steal from your own kid...

he doesn't know that i know this yet, i did the investigating behind his back...

what i should do? HELP

Answer 1

The first thing that you should do is to go to the bank and take him off of your account.

You are 18 and can take him off immediately.

The second thing that you need to do is get in touch with the prosecutors office.

They usually have a day that you can walk in without an appointment.

Go down and talk to a prosecutor and take your bank records with you.

They will handle it from there.

I am sorry that you have to do it this way, but he took advantage of you.

You are going to have to get restitution from him to start repaying or you will never see a tax return for the next ___ years.

The govt will take your tax returns to repay the student loan.

Your credit will be ruined, which means you will not be able to own a home or buy a car from a dealership, etc...

You will have worked your way through school to suffer financially for years to come if you do not make him pay for his actions.

Best wishes

Answer 2

I would tell the police this situation and they will help you get back your money  

Answer 3

$30000? get a baseball bat and break his knee caps

Answer 4

why have u asked this question 4 times? JUST GO TO THE COPS U SILLY PERSON!!

Answer 5

Even though he is your dad, I would file a police report. He may be stealing not only from you but from other people too. He's in far too dep and wants to keep up his appearance of what he has. He needs help and he needs to make sure you get all your money back. I would contact the bank where the account is and change the settings so he cannot access it anymore, if need be, close the account and open a different one without his name on it.

Answer 6

File a police report and get a lawyer.  You are going to have to sue him.  I would not give him any more money, open your own bank account that he has no access to.  You are over 18, so you have to file for financial independence so he cannot claim you as a dependent on his taxes while you are in college if you haven't already done so.  Get away from him ASAP!