2007-02-11 20:51:38 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
My son opened an account @ 13 and although i went with him i didn't need to sign . He only needed his birth certificate and proof he was living at the address he was putting on the account . He got a debit card/solo ( a basic account with NO overdraft or cheque book )
2007-02-11 21:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by MynameisShirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you do. You can not establish a contract until you are 18 years of age. Opening a bank account is in fact a legal document thus you must be of legal age to do this.
I check a lot of Bank sites and this seems to be the case.
2007-02-11 21:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by Randy P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly, alot of people are saying yes to this, but i have to dissagree, unless they finally made that into a law, in the us, which would be good. I would watch getting a check/debit acc, because even with either, you can over draw, on accident, and be stuck with bills, which may be hard to come up with the $$ to pay for. I would test myself with a savings account first, if I were so lucky to go back in time, and watch how I handled it until I turned 18., or even 17, if I was doing really well. I got a acc at 14, and I am just talking by life exp. hope it helps.
2007-02-11 21:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by bettyboop24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-11 21:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-11 20:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you do and I doubt whether you will get away with signing it for them as they will ask for parent's driving licence, passport or whatever. Year's ago you had to be introduced to a bank by someone who thought you were OK making it a bit like a gentleman's club in London
2007-02-12 08:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure u can, yet searching on what style of account. maximum banks enable everybody open a discounts account, yet a bank account is more beneficial complicated so that you would must be 18 to open a bank account.
2016-11-27 03:20:27 · answer #7 · answered by rew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..minors need a someone over 18 to be custodian of the account.
2007-02-11 23:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here, in Tibet, you got to have your parents permission whenever you step into a temple-bank, even if you are over 91 years old. However at 92 you really can skip their signatures. O yeh!
2007-02-11 21:02:12 · answer #9 · answered by jimboondog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO 16. IF THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO OBTAIN A LICENSE AND A JOB THEY CAN OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT.. THEY MIGHT WANT TO PUT A PARENT AS A SIGNER OR BENIFICIARY OF THE ACCOUNT FOR EMERGENCIES
2007-02-11 20:55:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋