I am 1/3 beneficiary to deceased Mother’s home.It sold and the executor is demanding my social by tomorrow. Must I give that to him? I do not trust him b/c of things he has done and really nervous about it getting in to the wrong hands.
What is your "social"? Do you mean your social security number? That seems unnecessary. The title company handling the sale should simply issue a check in your name. It could ask for your bank routing and account number and send a wire transfer or electronic check instead. But no one needs to have your social security number to make a distribution of your share of the estate or to report that that has been done. At most, the executor needs you to sign a Receipt and Release once you have received the funds and anything else due you from the estate.
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