Jane Doe", same home address. Her husband was her beneficiary on all her life insurances, and I am assuming he should be able to cash this check as well? I work in New York State, and he lives in New York State too.
(Oh yeah, by the way, I work in Human Resources, and have been his main contact trying to get all her benefits wrapped up, etc.)
Anyway, he called me today and told me that someone told him he had to set up an "estate" account in order to get this check cashed. Is that true, especially if he is her spouse? That sounds ludicrous to me.
And, get this, my CFO and payroll manager at my company don't want to touch this question with a 10 foot poll, but I wanted to try and give him some guidance....he has been through hell and back losing his wife so suddenly.
Anyone know anything about this? Thanks in advance. Fortunately, this is not something I have to deal with every day. I would rather not tell him "go talk to your lawyer" if at all possible. Thanks.
2006-08-23
07:17:36
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