Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois
My mom pasted about 13 years ago. I found her Saving Certificate Bank Book and I am the survivor of the contents. However, the account was with First Federal of
Chicago and they went out of business. I know that Citicorp took over their business. I sent first to I Cash in Springfield and they had no record of the account. I went downtown Chicago to Citicorp and they could not find any record of the account. In addition I went to the State of Illinois building and it was no record and the staff told me not to give up because the money went somewhere or to someone. My question is to Who??? I need to know what is the next step that I need to take? e-mail address: [email protected]
2 Answers from Attorneys
Try the Public Guardian's Office. Otherwise I think you are at a dead end.
I agree with Ms. Roberts-Kurpis. Due to the passage of time, it is difficult to prove anything. For example, as a threshold issue, you can't be certain the account contained funds on the date of your mother's death, and unless you have proof, you are unlikely to be able to proceed further.
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