What if I have my tax refund deposited into someone else's account, and now they will not give me my money?

[taxxxxx2018]

had my refund deposited into their account, then I assaulted them and they have a protection order. How do I get my money now if they refuse to give it to me and I cannot contact them?

[Opus 17 · Accepted solution]

 You need to talk with an attorney. There is nothing that the IRS can do for you, because they deposited your refund exactly where you requested.   You may find that the bank will take the same position, that they put the deposit exactly where you requested.  You may need to sue the recipient of the money. 

 It is for reasons like this that TurboTax and the IRS both recommend that taxpayers only have refunds deposited into account that they personally control. 

[SweetieJean]

I'm surprised the bank accepted the direct deposit.

[sin19]

Karma for “assaulting” them, maybe?

[Taylor3000]

Turbo doesnt let people deposit funds into another persons account 

[glitteringeyes]

What if you deposit it into a dependents account?