Friendly Forgery

AmberLiz99 · October 2014

Curious due to some recent events, have you or would you ever sign your husbands signiture on something?

Tferr02 · October 2014

SS- I have power of attorney, so I do the POA signature too

JWest07 · October 2014

I do it all the time for financial stuff, but not on other legal documents.

Dixon813 · October 2014

I've signed his name for checks at restaurants (joint bank account just a question of who's card is used) and of course on cards.

ambarnett1 · October 2014

On checks or credit cards, but nothing legally binding or anything.

edoliesmom · October 2014

Well, you technically wouldn't be allowed to sign anything for someone else that was "legally binding," could you? All that has to be signed in person in front of someone, so all the witness or whoever would have to do would be like, "Uh, you're not your husband. He has to physically sign it himself." Right? :-/

spano41 · October 2014

Not the same thing, but my mom tried to sign my tax return for me when i was in college so we didn't have to mail it back and forth (this was when you did your taxes in paper!) and they caught us. I had to fill out a bunch of forms with my real signature before they would give me my refund. Oooops.

Shelbysteffens · October 2014

SS I also have a poa so I would just sign my name for his if needed. I do sign his name on cards when he forgets and it's time to send.

bacorrea · October 2014

Like the other PPs, I have POA. I sign his name on cards all the time too.

janellemj928 · October 2014

I've signed his paycheck before, but only when he didn't have time to go to the bank himself. I hate signing his name for him, so it's only when we really need the money deposited ASAP.

chichi589 · October 2014

I'm not married and I do it constantly. He forgets/loses everything it's the only way our finances are ok.

janice9821 · October 2014

I sign his name on credit card receipts and checks sometimes. I wouldn't sign anything big like a loan or something.

Dahlia414 · October 2014

I sign his checks because they would never get into the bank otherwise. He's never even asked me how I deposit them without his signature so that's how clueless he is about our finances.

avidkeo · October 2014

ambarnett1 said:

On checks or credit cards, but nothing legally binding or anything.

The ex-banker in me wants to point out the checks and credit cards are legally binding!

Im curious what the recent situation was?

Teresa1896 · October 2014

I signed my husband's ballot during the last election because he forgot to vote (but he told me how he wanted me to fill it out for him). He got a call from someone at the DA's office because they flagged his ballot for fraud since the signature didn't match his from years past. He told the guy what happened and got a lecture and reminded that it's a criminal offense to sign for someone else. I will never forge his signature again! I won't even do it on our shared bank account.

Abcollins57 · October 2014

I sign his name better than he does.

KatieGummow · October 2014

Abcollins57 said:
I sign his name better than he does.

This. He even hands me things to sign for him. But I will never sign something without his permission.

Mrs.Kohalic17 · October 2014

SS- I sign his name on his pay checks every week when I take them to the bank. I also sign on credit card slips sometimes & he has signed mine before as well.

irisheyez7 · October 2014

My husband has no "visa" logo on his ATM card but when he uses mine he signs my name all the time. I do sign his name on checks when I deposit them into our joint account. NBD in my opinoin.

cnbean · October 2014

I sign his name on cards all the time. I've no problem signing on a credit card either, its a joint account so it all comes from the same place.

Trimby2409 · October 2014

I signed his name on DDs passport renewal. I had left it for him to do and he neglected to. I noticed when I was in line to renew. I signed his name and text him that I has done so. Like other people said already nothing would get done otherwise. But most of the time I shove forms at him and he signs while asking "what am I signing".