If I have bank accounts that were set up when I was born with my late grandmother as the custodian, how do I track them down?
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If I have bank accounts that were set up when I was born with my late grandmother as the custodian, how do I track them down?
She recently passed.
Asked on November 14, 2012 under Estate Planning, New York
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
First, check her will or trust. If there is anything mentioned in there about her being custodian, check that first and if you know who wrote the testamentary documents, contact that lawyer. If nothing is there and you don't know the attorney, begin checking banks she banked with along with her death certificate. This should help the process. You may need to then eventually check with the IRS.
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