Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Tennessee
Checks to estates with no will
Man died with no will-all property and bank accts are joint. Medical ins company issued a check for refunded premiums to his estate. How does his wife get it cashed or deposited with no will.
Asked on 7/18/08, 12:15 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Bradley
The Bradley Law Firm, PLLC
Re: Checks to estates with no will
Talk with the insurance company to ask if it will reissue the check. The chances of this are small however.
An estate may have to be opened. A key question to answer is how large is the refund check. If is is small, the insurance company may allow the heirs to sign an indemnity agreement should other heirs later arise. If the check is larger it may be worthwhile to go ahead and open probate.
Answered on 7/22/08, 5:42 pm
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