Estate check

[IamNellieBly]

Maine

I was issued a check from my mom’s estate in July.

I did not cash it until December.

It bounced because the account was closed. How can the executor close the account with my money in it?

 

[Zigner]

Maine

I was issued a check from my mom’s estate in July.

I did not cash it until December.

It bounced because the account was closed. How can the executor close the account with my money in it?

The "how" is irrelevant.
Contact the executor about the matter.

 

[zddoodah]

How can the executor close the account with my money in it?

How should we know? You'd have to ask him/her.

 

[IamNellieBly]

The "how" is irrelevant.
Contact the executor about the matter.

She won’t answer the phone or return my call.

She is my younger sister and won’t return my other sister’s calls either.

 

[IamNellieBly]

How should we know? You'd have to ask him/her.

It’s very kind of you to take an interest.

 

[Taxing Matters]

Maine

I was issued a check from my mom’s estate in July.

A check for what? A gift your mother gave you from the estate, money the estate owed you for reimbursement of expenses of some kind, or something else? And how much was the check?

I did not cash it until December.

It bounced because the account was closed. How can the executor close the account with my money in it?

Waiting to cash a check runs the risk of this kind of thing happening. It is pretty much never the case that sitting on a check benefits you. And given all the options for depositing checks these days, including the ability to use your phone to do it at some banks, it shouldn't be very difficult to do. The executor probably didn't reconcile the account before closing it — took the money left in it out and closed it, perhaps just assuming you'd cashed your check.

Since the executor won't return your calls the next thing to do is write her a letter (and keep a copy of it) in which you tell her the check bounced, ask her to replace the check, and tell her that if she doesn't make good on the check you will sue her for it.

 

[IamNellieBly]

It was my inheritance. The executor is my sister. She’s a very successful business owner so she’s not clueless

 

[adjusterjack]

How much money was the check written for?

 

[doucar]

Did the estate have an attorney? If so try contacting the attorney>

 

[quincy]

IamNellyBly (aka NellieBly) has an extensive posting history on this forum. Here is a link to an earlier thread on the same topic that might answer some of the questions asked:

https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/really-that-amount.659326/

To answer adjusterjack’s question, the check apparently was for around $25,000.

 

[Zigner]

She won’t answer the phone or return my call.

She is my younger sister and won’t return my other sister’s calls either.

Then send a certified letter. People tend to take action when there's a paper trail.