Re: Opening someone' private mail

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To: Susan:

"Recourse" or solution?

I know how difficult it is for postal personnel to catch all
forwarded mail before it gets put in the old box. This is
especially true if there is more than one mail person on the
rout.

Nevertheless, the PO is supposed to forward mail after
having been given notice on the official form available at
the local PO.

I might offer the suggestion that you notify the local PO
that you have a difficult situation where mail that the PO
inadvertently fails to forward is being mishandled by the
resident at the old address. Ask if they could give special
attention to making sure that mail is forwarded as requested
without being dropped off at the old address first.

Let the PO know how difficult their job must be and that you
understand why some mail has slipped through the forwarding
system. Then explain that you don't want to involve postal
inspectors in pursuing the girlfriend/mother for their
violation and ask again for the PO's help in resolving the
problem with the least amount of trouble -- maybe a friendly
note from the PO to the girlfriend/mother apologizing for
the inconvenience the miss-delivered mail causes them and
asking that they not open any miss-delivered mail and leave
it marked "forward" in the mail box so it can be properly
forwarded.

Sound good?

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> My son who is 20 was living with his girlfriends parents
> when they re-located. He and the girlfriend have a new
> daughter. They are on again and off again but maintain a
> good relationship for their daughter. She still lives
> with her parents, he moved out into his own place and put
> in a change of address. They are still getting some of
> his mail and the mother of his girlfriend keeps
> intentionally opening his mail, he asked her just last
> week to not do that. She ignored his request and then
> received his bank statement and opened it. He then asked
> her again not to open anymore mail in his name or he will
> have to turn her in, she said, and I quote, "I dare you to
> turn me in" I don't know why not all the mail is being
> forwarded to his new address, he has been working on it.
> does he have any recourse?