Tracing a deceased's assets, i.e. cd's, stocks and bonds?

Question

I work for an attorney who has a client whose father passed in 2004. The deceased's wife just recently passed as well. Our client is looking for his father's cd's and bonds. He was sure that his stepmom would have left the cd's and bonds in her will to her stepson. The personal representative of the stepmom claims he has no knowledge of the cd's. We think he is lying. We don't know which financial agency issued the cd's/bonds. We have our client's deceased father's social security number. Any thoughts would be helpful.

Answer 1

See if you can get a copy of the decedent's tax returns from the IRS. They will list interest on CD's, and show who paid it. But that may be difficult, as the personal representative might have to sign off on the deal. It might require a lawsuit, and the discovery process could unearth the tax returns.

Answer 2

You may have to do searches using the deceased's SSN for all the years up to 2004. Also, there is a good chance that the deceased's SSN may have been assigned to a newborn or to a new immigrant to the USA, so what you are doing with that SSN may have major, legal repercussions esp. if that SSN was assigned to an immigrant over the age of 18.

Answer 3

My parents recently passed away and the personal representative is not communicating, if you locate a way to search for the assets of your parents please email me at [e-mail], sorry for you lose, you deserve to know what is going on

Duncan

Answer 4

www.lostmoney.com