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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
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.
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Except I'm not the executor (there was no estate, no will and no property). I was his Power of attorney which is dissolved upon death. That being said, I did try that
and the check bounced because the account was blocked after his death.