Hello,
My aunt kindly wrote a cheque out for my son for Christmas. We are delighted with this and are grateful and will pay it into his account next time we are in town.
Trouble is, he has a double-barrelled surname which she has never acknowledged on previous correspondence, annoyingly always just putting the second surname down (for example imagine his name is Ben Smith-Jones, she just puts Ben Jones). I've been too polite to tell her directly, I just write back and put his correct surname on cards etc, hoping she will get the hint. I do find it irritating though.
The cheque she has written out just says Ben Jones and I'm unsure they will accept it at the bank? I'm getting my son to call her tomorrow to thank her but should I mention that his surname is in fact Smith-Jones?
She's elderly but on the ball and as sharp as a tack so it's not a case of dementia.
Several relatives seem unwilling to write his surname in full on cards etc and just put Jones and it does annoy me as they cannot be bothered to use his correct name. In this instance though, I'm just concerned the bank won't let me pay his cheque in then she will know it hasn't been paid in and the last thing I want to do is hurt her feelings! We're very grateful for the monetary gift to him and she's always very kind.