Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Pension fund

My father passed and designated a beneficiary for his Operating Engineers pension and trust fund. How are we able to obtain the beneficiary's name since the administrative officer for the trust fund will not give us the name.


Asked on 10/01/07, 7:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Mitchell Roth MW Roth, Professional Law Corporation

Re: Pension fund

You can probate his estate and subpoena the information. That being said, if you deliver the death certificate to the fund administrator, it will notify the beneficiary of the interest and provide instructions tot he beneficiary about how to get paid.

If your dad died with any assets in his name, you should probate the estate.

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Answered on 10/02/07, 1:00 pm


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