[问题] 首期给律师的支票是否安全？

[mp3456]

即将交房子的首期$46,000。 按照程序我们要用certificate cheque交首期给律师，支票要写上

律师的名字 In Trust.

请教各位这样的支票是否安全？（律师个人可否兑现支票因为律师的名字在支票上？）。这可是一个不小的数目。由于我们没经历过，可能我过于忧虑了。请各位给一点意见。谢谢。

 

[qq_2003]

That's the way it works. The keyword is "In Trust".

 

[mp3456]

谢谢答复。 那“In Trust“是否是让律师代表你（on behalf of you）交首期给房屋公司? 那为什么房屋公司的名字不在支票上？

 

[mp3456]

谢谢答复。 那“In Trust“是否是让律师代表你（on behalf of you）交首期给房屋公司? 那为什么房屋公司的名字不在支票上？

 

[andy0]

最初由 mp3456 发布
谢谢答复。 那“In Trust“是否是让律师代表你（on behalf of you）交首期给房屋公司? 那为什么房屋公司的名字不在支票上？

The "<Lawyer Name> In Trust" is a bank account that the lawyer uses to keep clients' money. The lawyer will pay the seller from the "In Trust" account on your behalf.

I can't say there is no risk, but the risk of stealing your money by the lawyer is low. It was because if a lawyer stole your money from his/her "In Trust" bank account, he/she would lose his lawyer license and he/she would not be a lawyer in Canada/USA in the future.

In brief, it is your trust on his/her professional practice as a lawyer.

 

[只在乎曾经拥有]

几万元钱不足以有让一名律师丢掉饭碗的诱惑力。除非他本来就是一名假律师。