Users' questions

What happened to Post Office account when someone dies?

What happened to Post Office account when someone dies?

Im sorry for your friends loss, Your friend will need to go into a branch with a certified copy of the death certificate, along with the account details. They will need to explain in the that they died intestate (without a will) and that they are next of kin.

Is Post Office card account closing?

Do I have to close my Post Office card account? Yes you do eventually. From November 2021, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will stop making payments, including Universal Credit, other benefits, tax credits or your state pension, into Post Office card accounts.

When did my mom die and the money go to my sister?

My mom died and my sister (a co-signor on the account) wrote checks to us ($70K each) to distribute the money. My mother passed away in July of 2016.

When did my mother pass away and how much money did she have?

My mom died and my sister (a co-signor on the account) wrote checks to us ($70K each) to distribute the money. My mother passed away in July of 2016. She had $220,000 in a checking account, and my sister was a co-signor on that checking account.

When to stop or forward mail for the deceased?

Within 3 months of registering the deceased’s name with DDNC, advertising mail should decrease. If you shared a mailing address with someone who has died and continue to receive that mail, you have several options: You may open and manage the deceased’s mail as needed.

How do we cash / deposit checks made out to deceased parent?

We are not going through probate as mom had no real assets (residing in CA – less than 150,000 in assets). We are in possession of will and death certificate. I am named as the executor of the will. At this time we are not planning to go through any legal process to finalize the execution of the will as it is quite simple.

Can a money order be cashed at a post office?

Money orders payable to a business firm, an organization, a society, an institution, a government agency, a corporation (LLC or other), or a partnership may not be cashed at Post Offices or postal retail units.

Where do I go to change a postal money order?

Take a primary photo ID with the money order to any Post Office location. Sign the money order at the counter in front of a retail associate. See additional requirements for money orders made out to organizations, more than one person, and minors. You cannot stop payment on postal money orders, but a lost or stolen money order can be replaced.

Can a PoA write a check after a mother dies?

No POA can no longer do anything. You need to Probate the will and get paperwork stipulating you are the executor. Having it stated in the will is not enough. You will need a death certificate and the original will to do this. This will be the “legal” paperwork you need to conduct ur Mom’s estate.

We are not going through probate as mom had no real assets (residing in CA – less than 150,000 in assets). We are in possession of will and death certificate. I am named as the executor of the will. At this time we are not planning to go through any legal process to finalize the execution of the will as it is quite simple.