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Old 03-08-2021, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I had a similar situation when I was the executor for a deceased friend. I received a small insurance refund check made out to "the estate of" the deceased person. I tried to cash the check, but my bank would not accept the unprobated will as proof that I was the executor. So, I signed the check and deposited it at the ATM machine with no problem. I would suggest that you write another check and try to deposit it electronically. In fact, I might try it several times.
Interesting advise but are you sure you can do this legally?