Do I need my husbands signature on ppi form ?

[mooshy]

I split with my ex almost 2 years ago.

Since then ( prob irrelevant ) I have sorted out almost 100% of the financial mess he left us in.

I have paid for and initiated all the solicitors fees and divorce .

 

He was chased for an old debt last year and as usual ( because they had traced him to his mums house which he didn't like ) , he asked me for advice .

 

As the debt was over 20 ! years old I advised him not to acknowledge it in anyway

and no it wouldn't appear on his credit file .

I then asked him if hed considered claiming for PPI and he said no.

 

I asked him if he minded if I did as it was in joint names

.He was fine about that .

He is extremely lazy and would never do it himself .

 

I put a random claim in and they've offered me an agreeable amount .

 

It says the payment will only be made to the bank account of the complainant ( me )

but I did put both our names on it and believe it or not his name is still on our bank account

because he wont take it off ( not because hes up to anything he is just lazy ).

 

Theres a place for me and for him to sign.

 

I was fully intending to give him half but he has paid nothing whatsoever towards this divorce

and it will just about cover my solicitors fees.

 

 

Following a long talk with a trusted friend she said- oh for goodness sake just use it to pay for the legal fees its not like your buying a new handbag !.

 

 

So Im going to pay the cheque into our account and use it for that .

I wont try and hide it and I will tell the solicitor so at the end of the day he gets his share when the settlement is made .

I need the bit of savings I have ( and was going to have to use ) as I have a house and 4 children to support 100 % .

 

If only I sign will then question it and not pay ?

 

Otherwise ill have to own up earlier than I was going to by asking him for his signature .

[dx100uk]

urm..why not sign for both

I doubt they'll even check his sig...

 

 

dx

[mooshy]

I was pondering that !

[citizenB]

Once the cheque is in your account and cleared, I would be inclined to start a new account with a different bank on your own. You can then tell the bank that you no longer want to be associated with the account oryour ex

[AndyOrch]

Either party can initiate a claim for PPI without the others consent alone....I would not advocate forging anyone's signature.

 

Andy

 

Thread moved to the appropriate forum.

[merlin100]

Hi mooshy, my ex wife went to a CMC regarding claiming back PPI on two credit cards held solely in her name.

 

Whilst investigating this, the CMC discovered a huge amount of PPI on what was once a joint mortgage, but since the divorce and me paying her off, the mortgage has been in my name only (for the last ten years).

 

The insurance company sent her a cheque for just over £6k with a letter saying that the other half of the payout was being held by them should the other joint mortgagee (me) make a claim.

 

Needless to say that claim has now gone to them and I'm hoping that these payments have carried on up to the present date!

 

So it looks to me that if what you are claiming on was in joint names, they should only be refunding you half that amount.

 

Hope this helps.