Q: My ? My son has account that his father linked up to his account. My Son is almost 18 this month and was sent his social
Security monies into his account he than transferred it to his saving to find our where it came from after finding out that it was SS. It was gone. He called bank and the bank told my son your father took it out for bills and can do whatever he wanted your still under him . He has his own account plus his own job. Is this legal? Today is 10/5/19. Thank You
A: Yes, perfectly legal. Which is why you should never have a joint account with anyone. Ever. Unless of course you have no problem with the joint account holder possibly taking all your money. Your son should consider opening his own account, assuming he is competent to manage his money.
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