Bowling Green, OH asked in Probate for Ohio

Q: I have 1 small check made out to estate of my mom that I forgot about and closed my mom's checking acct. How can I

Close her estate without going through lengthy process to cash small check?

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Andrew Popp
Andrew Popp
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A: Depending on the circumstances you may be eligible to obtain a release from the Court from a full probate and obtain an order regarding payment of the check. I suggest sitting down with a probate/estate planning attorney to discuss in more detail.

Best of luck.

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Aaron Epling
Aaron Epling
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A: Mr. Popp is correct. Additionally, and again depending on the circumstances, your attorney may be able to deposit the check into their IOLTA (client trust) account and then distribute the money to you.

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