Unclaimed funds of $80,000 with NY state from uncle who passed away 14 years ago - had one sibling my father passed away a few years ago.

Hi Joseph, Was there a Will?  If not, you need to receive letters of administration from the Court.  Afterwards, you would need to file a bond then give the Offices of Unclaimed Funds the copies of the Letters of Administration and the Bond.  I currently have a similar case and the money that was held with the office was more than $300,000.00.  We did not know at first because they did not disclose the value of the without us getting the letters of administration.  Hope this helps but if not, you can reach me at achoi@novicklawgroup.com.  Thank you.