What to do if an insurer sent me a letter saying that my father had a check for $680 that was owed to him as a death benefit but it will only pay his “estate”?
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What to do if an insurer sent me a letter saying that my father had a check for $680 that was owed to him as a death benefit but it will only pay his “estate”?
He died in a nursing home 6 years ago and did not have any property. I had POA over he and my mother for 3 years prior to their death. There was not an estate and he has been gone several years. How do I set up an estate for this when there was this check is all that is in it?
Asked on January 14, 2014 under Estate Planning, Georgia
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
You can set up a small estate to obtain the money from the insurance company. At the law library, ask the librarian to help you find the forms for administration of small estates. Complete the forms designating yourself as the beneficiary and present those completed forms to the insurance company and the insurance company should send the check payable to you.
In addition to the completed forms from the law library, before sending those forms to the insurance company, ask the insurance company if it has any additional forms it requires for administration of small estates.
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