I have been writing for years - this is a portion of a writing assignment from earlier this year -
Marriage is arguably the most solid form of partnership that is established between two people. The oldest written law, the Bible, states, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one” (Mark 10:7-8). This statement validates the ability of a wife to indorse her husband’s name under any circumstance because the action of either her or her husband are one and the same by definition.
A Florida court upheld this view in Stella A. Bello v. Union Trust Company in 1959 by affirming the right of a spouse to indorse the other party’s name. In this case Angelo Bello (husband) indorsed Stella Bello’s (wife) name on a check written to both parties for a total of $12,347.03. Even though this deals with a husband indorsing the wife’s name, the principle of law can be applied either way. When Mrs. Bello demanded her half of the interest in the check from the bank, they refused, and she filed suit against Union Trust Company, the drawee bank.
Thank you for your consideration,
Amber