QUESTION
My deceased mother received a tax relief check. Am I able to cash this check if she has no estate? She had no assets at all.
Asked on Oct 30th, 2019 on Wills and Probate - New York
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I am the daughter and my passed away in May 2019. I just received a tax relief check in her name for property taxes paid in 2018. She did not own the home though. My eldest sister does. My mom had no assets at all.
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Technically, no.
Answered on Nov 04th, 2019 at 7:40 PM
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She did have assets, if only that check and the clothes on her back. Contact a local probate lawyer to determine whether there is a special procedure for small estates in New York or whether you are better off letting the check go to unclaimed property and, in about four years, proving to the State Comptroller who are her heirs in order to recover it.
Answered on Oct 31st, 2019 at 5:04 AM
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