Unclaimed funds

[purplepenguin7]

I have two unclaimed fund accounts that are custodial with my mom as the custodian, however the address associated with the account is my grandmother's old house.  My mom and grandma are both alive...but how we do claim this money?  My grandmother doesn't own the house any longer so it's not on her license or bills or anything and my mom hadn't lived their since she was in college.  Are there ways around this?  thanks!

[winecat]

I'd call your state's treasury department.

[puppylove64]

Yeah if you are alive I think you just need proof of who you are. It gets more difficult when someone is dead and you have to have death certificate and proof that you are an heir. Just contact the unclaimed funds department and start the claim

[ohgillian]

Apr 13, 2019 20:26:32 GMT -5 purplepenguin7 said:

I have two unclaimed fund accounts that are custodial with my mom as the custodian, however the address associated with the account is my grandmother's old house.  My mom and grandma are both alive...but how we do claim this money?  My grandmother doesn't own the house any longer so it's not on her license or bills or anything and my mom hadn't lived their since she was in college.  Are there ways around this?  thanks!

Often times you can use a copy of your credit report as proof of having had a prior address -- so maybe you could pull your mom's report.

This is the site for free reports that the bureaus are mandated to give under federal law: www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action

[calico]

ohgillian, that's a great idea! Thank you for mentioning it.