Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount
The boy, 10, who is known as Xiaohui, comes from Zhengzhou in Henan province, northern China, and has been living with his father since his parents divorced two years ago.
Over the years, Xiaohui had accumulated more than 80,000 yuan in Chinese New Year red envelope money, all of which was deposited into a bank account opened specifically for him by his father.
Later, Xiaohui’s father remarried, after which Xiaohui was sent to live with his mother.
She subsequently discovered that, without Xiaohui’s consent, his father had withdrawn all 82,750 yuan, including both principal and interest, and used it to cover his wedding expenses.
