What is the name of your state? Arizona. Both of my parents are about 90 years old and have been receiving their social security checks in the mail for about 25 years. My mother, a housewife all her adult life, has always been secretive about what she did with her checks. Well, now she is hospitalized, unaware of her surroundings and unlikely to recover. While cleaning the house, I discovered most of the checks still uncashed. Is there a way for my Dad, who may need assisted living soon himself, to recover the proceeds of these now expired checks ater Mom dies?
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