What to do if I was awarded money in a lawsuit when I was younger and my mother put it in a trust fund but now she says I was never rewarded the money?
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What to do if I was awarded money in a lawsuit when I was younger and my mother put it in a trust fund but now she says I was never rewarded the money?
She refuses to give me the name of the lawyer who handled the suit. It was against a store. How can I find out where is my trust fund and the name of the lawyer?
Asked on September 6, 2012 under Estate Planning, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The way that you track down the money that was supposedly awarded you to be placed in an interest bearing account is to pull the court filing with respect to your prior lawsuit. From there you will be able to see the amount of the award and where the amount was to be held coupled with whom was to be in charge of it.
The name of the lawyer who represented you would be on the court papers as well. If you have lived in the same county all your life, I would go down to the local court house an search the closed files. If found, you will have to order the file from closed archives for review.
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