I was born in Montreal, Canada however when I was 9 years old my mother die... and I was adopted by my uncle in the US (Rhode Island)... Now I am 21, still a canadian and I am a US resident. How would I be able to get my parents money?
2007-11-28 12:52:16 · 2 answers · asked by President & CEO 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
You would need to hire an lawyer that specializes in estate law. Any money left behind by your parent(s) should have been held in trust for you until you became an adult. Your lawyer would then petition the court to release that money to you. The only thing that would hold it up is if your mom was survived by a spouse. Her husband would inherit her estate unless she made other arrangements.
2007-11-28 13:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Ki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How do you know there is any money to find? SOMEONE should have settled the estate 12 years ago. In the US, any accounts that were dormant (unused) for 7 years would have been turned over to the department of unclaimed funds in the state where the account was located. Does Canada have similar agencies?
2007-11-28 21:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋