BeingMe....yes it is mail fraud and yes its not right for them to take his check. My son WILL NOT stand up to his dad in fear of losing him. That is why he stayed away from me all this time. Son told me xh's new wife hates me and he stayed away to make them, mostly her happy. It was wrong but they filled his head with stuff AND still are. He sent his stepmom a Happy Mothers Day text this morning and she sent back "Keep Ignoring me, it works for me". How Childish! It made son mad, but hurt his feelings more. He gets his feelings hurt very easily. He said "mom why would she do that?" It takes everything in me to not let her have it. She would just get a warrant on me and its not worth it. I suspect this is going to be a crazy few months or years. As long as my son has anything to do with me, she will put the pressure on xh. They already told son he couldnt go on a vacation that they had planned. He even help pay for it. He told his dad to just keep the money and his dad replied...."Oh dont worry, I am" What a JERK! BUT son loves his Dad so much. His dad would have NEVER treated son this way. He was always hard on son, trying to make him tough. BUT not to this extreme.
